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Scottburgh Point surf break

Scottburgh Point surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 19 Jan 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
25.0° 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 6AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (19 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (19 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
S
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
S
1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.3
SSE
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)991011111110101110101413131313121213131312912
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)908510529551505423346276297249202482340330340350224221330330330295251232
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
5
S
10
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
15
E
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offcross-
off		offcross-
off		crossglasscross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:20AM
1.63
4:26PM
1.69
4:50AM
1.70
4:55PM
1.72
5:20AM
1.75
5:25PM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:08PM
0.15
10:20AM
0.21
10:37PM
0.08
10:51AM
0.17
11:05PM
0.04
11:22AM
0.16
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise---5:11-------5:13-------5:13----
Sunset------7:00-------7:00-------7:00-
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
111111---------11-1-----
Temp. °C212020202021212120201922242524212121202223232322
Feels °C (?)191919202122222120201820192221191920202221202020
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