Scottburgh Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.22° S 30.80° E

Scottburgh Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scottburgh Point sea temperature is
22.2° C
0.6° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Scottburgh Point at 8PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
4
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
10
0.7
S
14
0.8
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.3
SSE
13
1.4
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
SE
12
1.9
SE
12
2.1
SSE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.7
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
191
178
219
430
472
511
419
634
495
512
802
782
878
864
993
1217
1009
860
773
761
683
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
E
5
SE
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NW
10
WNW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SSE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
glassy
on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:39PM1.71m
6:45AM1.52m
7:16PM1.60m
7:21AM1.40m
7:54PM1.47m
Low Tide
12:17PM0.09m
00:46AM0.28m
12:52PM0.20m
1:24AM0.39m
1:28PM0.33m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
Temp °C
22
22
20
19
18
18
17
17
21
21
20
18
17
17
18
17
20
20
19
18
17
Feels °C
20
20
20
18
16
16
15
14
19
20
20
19
17
16
16
16
20
18
17
17
16
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