Scottburgh Point surf break

Scottburgh Point surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 31 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
26.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Scottburgh Point today?

The current surf forecast for Scottburgh Point at 4AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (31 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (31 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
E
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
E
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)1313141313131212121211118111181716161616161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1471491732041951861691671251211111266885855876104160162100217188188
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
20
NNE
0
SSE
5
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
10
E
5
NE
10
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
S
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ENE
10
N
10
N
5
N
10
NW
5
WNW
20
E
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:54AM
1.49
3:11PM
1.61
3:36AM
1.66
3:50PM
1.71
4:13AM
1.78
4:24PM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:42PM
0.31
8:59AM
0.29
9:23PM
0.16
9:41AM
0.17
9:59PM
0.05
10:19AM
0.10
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise---5:22-------5:24-------5:24----
Sunset------6:55-------6:54-------6:54-
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1--------------1--------
Temp. °C242323252728272524232325262726252423222527282725
Feels °C (?)262427282828292827262628272828282726242728282727
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