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Scottburgh Point surf break

Scottburgh Point surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 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
25.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Scottburgh Point today?

The current surf forecast for Scottburgh Point at 4PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 13). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (13 Jan)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.1
S
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)15141413131313121212121211111111208988877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33932525715615115110696948151473023224615148318141390850693500432
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
S
10
SSE
10
NE
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
W
5
S
10
SSE
20
E
20
NE
20
NNE
30
NNE
15
NNE
10
SW
25
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		glassglassoffglasscrossononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:00PM
1.16
12:59AM
1.08
1:22PM
1.23
2:02AM
1.18
2:14PM
1.33
2:44AM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:41PM
0.68
6:51AM
0.68
7:49PM
0.58
7:57AM
0.58
8:33PM
0.46
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-------5:07-------5:09-------5:09
Sunset--7:01-------7:01-------7:01-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C282826252423222525272726252323262725232323232224
Feels °C (?)282929292827252928282827232426262321191921211921
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