Scottburgh Point surf break

Scottburgh Point surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 18 Apr 2026 SAST
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Scottburgh Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Scottburgh Point sea temperature is
25.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Scottburgh Point today?

The current surf forecast for Scottburgh Point at 1AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (19 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
3
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.4
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
1.6
S
1.8
S
2
S
1.9
S
2.2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)7111111121212121414131313107999121216151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)303723657584505293206148709167676719243506637632138210821455949697594
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
10
SE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
NE
40
NE
35
NE
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
25
S
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
5
E
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
25
NNE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:20PM
1.80
4:37AM
1.94
4:55PM
1.76
5:13AM
1.83
5:32PM
1.67
5:51AM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:22PM
-0.05
10:49AM
-0.03
10:58PM
0.01
11:24AM
0.06
11:37PM
0.13
12:02PM
0.20
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-----6:18-------6:18-------6:18--
Sunset5:34-------5:32-------5:31-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------------1----
Temp. °C232222222122252728262624252526252322201918192425
Feels °C (?)202121212020212325262523232221192021202018192223
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