Scottburgh Point surf break

Scottburgh Point surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 20 May 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
23.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Scottburgh Point today?

The current surf forecast for Scottburgh Point at 2AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (21 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (21 May)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
0.6
E
13
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.7
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
257
205
201
234
192
147
121
121
268
260
256
236
181
175
172
169
163
121
116
114
114
82
82
110
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
ENE
10
ENE
0
W
5
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
S
20
SSE
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
6:18PM1.55m
6:35AM1.47m
7:14PM1.44m
7:31AM1.32m
8:24PM1.35m
8:44AM1.19m
Low Tide
00:25AM0.34m
12:49PM0.32m
1:23AM0.49m
1:46PM0.44m
2:38AM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:37
6:37
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
Temp °C
22
20
19
19
18
18
22
23
22
20
18
17
17
18
23
23
22
21
21
20
19
19
22
22
22
20
19
19
18
18
20
19
19
19
17
16
15
16
21
21
23
20
19
17
18
18
21
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
7
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
0.8
E
12
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
Energy kJ
257
205
201
234
192
147
117
86
268
260
256
70
156
137
145
169
124
124
149
128
108
93
68
51
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.8
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.9
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.6
S
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.7
E
11
Energy kJ
117
113
106
80
80
104
109
116
54
31
26
236
181
175
172
92
163
121
116
114
114
82
82
110
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
S
10
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.2
SSW
13
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
Energy kJ
79
79
56
40
64
80
121
121
81
74
58
17
30
110
100
16
85
84
114
110
73
71
69
48
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
0.4
SW
2
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
Energy kJ
15
49
98
171
86
219
201
80
145
170
1
5
5
7
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
6
0
0
0
0
10
45
528
639
376
172
10
10
10
45
45
0
0
0
0
0
0
191
202
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
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