Scottburgh Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.22° S 30.80° E

Scottburgh Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scottburgh Point sea temperature is
21.4° C
0.3° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Scottburgh Point at 8PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
7
3
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
330
389
352
222
330
400
653
902
744
509
359
270
1029
2276
2020
1384
975
703
585
475
367
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
10
N
10
NNW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
25
S
15
S
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:27PM1.35m
7:34AM1.19m
8:02PM1.19m
8:21AM1.04m
9:31PM1.04m
Low Tide
1:10PM0.43m
1:38AM0.56m
1:43PM0.59m
2:25AM0.71m
2:38PM0.75m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:34
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
21
20
21
19
17
18
20
19
19
18
17
17
16
17
19
20
19
18
17
Feels °C
20
18
19
20
21
15
11
13
14
15
17
18
17
17
16
17
18
18
17
17
15
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