Scottburgh Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.22° S 30.80° E

Issued: 7 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Scottburgh Point sea temperature is

22.7°C

Scottburgh Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Scottburgh Point today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Scottburgh Point at 1AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	13s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s
Evening (05 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 30°C on Thu night, min 18°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).
	Wed 4			Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 7	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	294	225	219	212	261	219	192	181	172	138	131	131	141	221	262	399	276	411	404	344	566
Wind (km/h)	SSW	W	NW	NNW	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	S	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide				1:06AM1.32m				1:27PM1.56m				1:48AM1.44m					2:04PM1.66m				2:23AM1.53m
Low Tide		7:06PM0.47m				7:06AM0.40m				7:46PM0.34m				7:46AM0.30m					8:19PM0.23m


	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:56	—
	6:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	6:22
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1
Temp °C	23	22	22	21	21	24	26	27	28	30	27	23	22	23	24	24	22	21	21	20	20
Feels °C	23	25	24	23	22	24	25	25	27	27	27	20	23	22	23	23	22	22	21	21	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 12	ENE 8	S 12	SSW 15
kJ	79	64	219	212	261	219	192	181	172	1428	868	667	432	323	237	399	276	411	127	344	566
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 13	S 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 9	E 9	—	—	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSW 16	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	294	225	23	30	23	39	26	—	—	138	131	131	140	92	90	188	172	138	48	105	99
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	SSW 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	NE 8
kJ	40	42	24	22	39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	359	83	167	87	76	20
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	SSW 6	—	—	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 8	—	NE 9	SW 5	SSW 7	SSW 8	SSW 8	—	—	—	S 12	—	—
kJ	71	49	—	—	34	81	143	412	1024	—	1124	7	141	221	262	—	—	—	404	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mtunzini KZN North	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	Green Point Durban/KZN South	Pulpit Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	King's Beach (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	Sunwich Port Durban/KZN South	Surfers KZN North	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Quissico Inhambane	The Wreck Garden Route	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	3	2
Distance (km)	168	0	0	10	17	45	640	516	358	91	42	79	0	202	712	820	6	0	6	6	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast		Umzumbe	Umzumbe	Amanzimtoti	Amanzimtoti	Reunion				Southbroom	Sunwich Port		The Spot				The Spot	North Beach	Dairy Beach (New Pier)	Southbroom	Sunwich Port
Rating (10 max)		2	2	2	2	1				1	1		2				2	2	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	8	9

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