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Scottburgh Point surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
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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 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Scottburgh Point today?
The current surf forecast for Scottburgh Point at 1AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Scottburgh Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | |
1019 | 688 | 499 | 245 | 172 | 303 | 665 | 1647 | 1292 | 1010 | 777 | 551 | 1182 | 1032 | 710 | 656 | 1292 | 2167 | 6077 | 4691 | 2780 | 2028 | 1610 | 1254 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:09AM1.35m | 12:32PM1.27m | 00:59AM1.51m | 1:22PM1.40m | 1:41AM1.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:33PM0.56m | 6:29AM0.53m | 6:32PM0.44m | 7:17AM0.37m | 7:20PM0.31m | 7:59AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | |
5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 |
1019 | 688 | 499 | 245 | 104 | 75 | 665 | 1647 | 1292 | 1010 | 777 | 551 | 1182 | 1032 | 710 | 656 | 1292 | 2167 | 7 | 4691 | 2780 | 2028 | 1610 | 1254 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | NE 7 | SSE 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 17 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | S 15 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
39 | 39 | 45 | 35 | 172 | 303 | 73 | 14 | 47 | 46 | 38 | 469 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 157 | 5 | 13 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 18 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | S 16 | NE 8 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | — | 69 | 60 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 63 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 78 | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 13 | S 8 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
123 | 78 | 260 | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 800 | 463 | 6077 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 172 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 45 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 202 | 696 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
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