Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scottburgh Point today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Scottburgh Point at 6PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Scottburgh Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 725 | 561 | 408 | 348 | 292 | 246 | 203 | 119 | 75 | 106 | 84 | 83 | 86 | 154 | 555 | 919 | 920 | 614 | 488 | 549 | 579 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:19PM1.14m | 00:33AM1.14m | 1:03PM1.31m | 1:15AM1.29m | 1:35PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:32PM0.71m | 6:38AM0.59m | 7:15PM0.55m | 7:16AM0.44m | 7:47PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 725 | 561 | 408 | 348 | 292 | 246 | 203 | 96 | 103 | 99 | 75 | 60 | 86 | 104 | 555 | 919 | 920 | 614 | 488 | 549 | 579 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 40 | 39 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 119 | 75 | 106 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 86 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 73 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 12 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 40 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 44 | 26 | 154 | 14 | 21 | 27 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | S 8 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 52 | 43 | 87 | 230 | 52 | 10 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 202 | 853 | 17 | 48 | 172 | 49 | 0 | 358 | 202 | 238 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 820 | 47 | 47 | 106 |
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