Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scottburgh Point today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Scottburgh Point at 5PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Scottburgh Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 422 | 397 | 287 | 272 | 264 | 206 | 200 | 203 | 279 | 318 | 272 | 64 | 305 | 1308 | 2104 | 2074 | 1664 | 1423 | 1405 | 1217 | 800 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:43AM1.11m | 00:36AM1.29m | 1:26PM1.25m | 1:52AM1.42m | 2:26PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:51PM0.62m | 7:08AM0.54m | 7:30PM0.50m | 8:11AM0.37m | 8:31PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 422 | 397 | 287 | 272 | 384 | 310 | 207 | 146 | 157 | 118 | 272 | 64 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 44 | 45 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 70 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SW 13 | — | NE 7 | S 13 |
| kJ | 90 | 96 | 52 | 36 | 264 | 206 | 200 | 203 | 279 | 318 | 47 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 78 | — | 2 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 7 | NE 8 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 37 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 64 | 5 | 59 | 88 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 41 | 96 | 224 | 403 | 541 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 52 | 161 | 305 | 1308 | 2104 | 2074 | 1664 | 1423 | 1405 | 1217 | 800 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 172 | 172 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 712 | 201 | 358 | 425 | 820 | 640 | 640 | 358 | 358 | 283 | 6 | 6 |
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