Scottburgh Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.22° S 30.80° E

Scottburgh Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scottburgh Point sea temperature is
21.1°C
0.1° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Scottburgh Point at 9PM is: 3.0m 17s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Afternoon (26 Aug)8ft (2.4m)18s
Evening (26 Aug)10ft (3.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed night, strong winds from the NE by Thu afternoon).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
4
2
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
18
2.2
SSW
18
2.5
S
18
3
S
17
3
S
16
3
S
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.2
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1907
2798
4580
5783
5258
4357
3017
2410
1840
1322
1155
1034
888
875
749
633
529
430
356
287
287
Wind (km/h)
10
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
35
NE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:19PM1.58m
3:25AM1.62m
3:44PM1.71m
3:51AM1.71m
4:10PM1.81m
Low Tide
9:06AM0.24m
9:20PM0.26m
9:31AM0.12m
9:47PM0.16m
9:57AM0.03m
10:15PM0.08m
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clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
19
18
18
18
17
18
20
20
19
19
17
17
16
17
20
22
20
19
18
Feels °C
20
18
18
17
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
12
14
13
14
15
17
15
14
14
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