Scottburgh Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.22° S 30.80° E

Scottburgh Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scottburgh Point sea temperature is
21.3° C
0.2° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Scottburgh Point at 12AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
7
1.4
S
8
1.3
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
6
3.5
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
276
223
838
2054
1614
1231
880
623
522
420
373
308
318
271
280
346
574
0
1747
Wind (km/h)
15
S
5
SW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NE
15
NE
40
SSW
45
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:02PM1.19m
8:21AM1.04m
9:31PM1.04m
12:09PM0.97m
Low Tide
2:25AM0.71m
2:38PM0.75m
4:50AM0.80m
6:12PM0.81m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
18
18
20
20
19
18
18
17
16
18
26
26
20
20
19
Feels °C
17
20
20
19
18
18
19
18
18
18
18
16
15
16
24
25
14
12
13
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