Scottburgh Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.22° S 30.80° E

Scottburgh Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Scottburgh Point sea temperature is
21.7°C
0.5° 

Scottburgh Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Scottburgh Point today (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Scottburgh Point at 1PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (04 Sep)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (04 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s

Table - waves today at Scottburgh Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
7
2.5
S
7
3
S
8
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
3.5
S
10
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
SSW
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.8
SSW
22
1.1
SSW
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
471
732
1342
1989
2016
1999
2153
1493
1212
1012
846
707
474
378
308
284
273
257
297
281
233
628
1122
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
40
SW
40
S
40
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SE
5
E
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:32AM1.26m
8:12PM1.26m
8:58AM1.09m
10:32PM1.13m
12:11PM1.11m
Low Tide
1:44PM0.52m
2:42AM0.65m
3:22PM0.70m
5:27AM0.70m
6:26PM0.67m
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:44
 mm
1
8
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
19
18
18
18
17
17
17
16
17
17
18
17
17
16
16
17
17
18
17
17
17
Feels °C
13
12
13
12
13
13
13
14
16
14
15
14
15
16
17
16
16
17
15
17
16
16
15
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