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Scottburgh Point surf break

Scottburgh Point surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 06 Jan 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
24.0° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Scottburgh Point today?

The current surf forecast for Scottburgh Point at 2AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (07 Jan)8ft (2.4m)8s
Evening (07 Jan)10ft (3.0m)13s

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

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Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
1
2
0
1
2
3
4
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
2.4
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.3
SSW
0.8
E
2.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)91716161514138111314151514141312121111111177
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15789104169193236269713201224222977348230302027128691762949437735835143069571
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
15
SSW
30
S
35
S
25
S
15
S
10
S
5
NNE
10
NNE
20
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
5
N
10
W
15
SW
20
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:47PM
1.65
6:16AM
1.70
6:22PM
1.56
6:53AM
1.62
6:57PM
1.44
7:31AM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:56PM
0.08
12:21PM
0.27
12:30AM
0.17
12:59PM
0.37
1:05AM
0.28
1:38PM
0.48
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sunrise-----5:01-------5:03-------5:03--
Sunset7:01-------7:01-------7:01-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------111-----4------
Temp. °C282323222225252424222121202124252522232222242624
Feels °C (?)292524222224222021222223212021212420262423242421
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