Scottburgh Point surf break

Scottburgh Point surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 03 May 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
25.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Scottburgh Point today?

The current surf forecast for Scottburgh Point at 1AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (04 May)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (04 May)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.5
S
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
S
11
0.9
S
7
1.7
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
341
330
256
240
195
151
151
114
106
145
286
137
222
162
155
152
152
150
111
106
98
62
81
658
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
20
N
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NW
30
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
ESE
15
NNE
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
S
5
NNW
15
NNE
10
SSE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:34PM1.61m
4:44AM1.65m
5:02PM1.56m
5:11AM1.57m
5:31PM1.48m
5:40AM1.48m
Low Tide
10:34PM0.19m
10:54AM0.17m
11:03PM0.26m
11:22AM0.25m
11:32PM0.35m
11:53AM0.34m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
mod rain
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
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6:26
6:28
6:28
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5:20
5:19
5:17
5:16
1
2
3
5
6
1
Temp °C
23
21
22
19
18
21
27
27
25
24
23
23
22
23
24
25
22
21
20
20
19
20
22
24
22
21
22
19
16
19
24
24
24
22
19
24
22
23
25
25
23
22
21
21
20
22
20
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
1
S
11
1.2
NE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
S
7
0.7
ENE
6
Energy kJ
341
330
256
240
112
109
110
113
99
105
157
224
219
175
106
74
50
150
111
105
88
56
81
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
14
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
17
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
SSW
14
0.2
SSE
12
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
12
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.7
S
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
62
14
6
6
195
151
151
114
106
145
14
26
222
162
155
25
152
15
10
106
98
41
47
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.2
S
15
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
10
0.6
SSW
13
0.1
SW
14
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
S
5
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.4
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
Energy kJ
14
17
13
5
48
75
110
104
71
137
7
23
23
152
20
11
11
8
13
62
61
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
4
1
NE
4
1.3
NE
5
1.3
NE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.5
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
ENE
7
1.1
NE
4
0.2
WNW
2
1.7
S
11
Energy kJ
17
39
96
119
219
202
195
149
286
19
29
46
44
71
37
1
658
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
Distance (km)
45
172
172
10
0
0
45
45
20
0
91
0
0
0
0
6
45
154
0
0
0
0
30
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
4
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
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