Scottburgh Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.22° S 30.80° E

Scottburgh Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scottburgh Point sea temperature is
21.8° 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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Scottburgh Point at 7AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
11
1
E
10
0.7
S
14
0.8
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.1
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SE
13
1.7
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
325
277
279
279
239
233
233
233
350
355
275
196
175
219
430
480
529
467
822
501
412
867
857
680
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
W
5
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
15
ENE
5
NE
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
W
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
5:33AM1.70m
6:01PM1.78m
6:10AM1.62m
6:39PM1.71m
6:45AM1.52m
7:16PM1.60m
Low Tide
11:28PM0.13m
11:41AM0.03m
00:08AM0.19m
12:17PM0.09m
00:46AM0.28m
12:52PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
16
21
21
19
18
17
16
16
16
22
22
20
19
18
17
16
16
21
21
19
18
17
Feels °C
15
15
14
20
19
18
18
17
15
15
14
20
20
20
19
17
15
13
14
20
20
20
19
17
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