Scottburgh Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.22° S 30.80° E

Issued: 1 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Scottburgh Point sea temperature is

22.7°C

Scottburgh Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Scottburgh Point today (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Scottburgh Point at 4PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 04). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	15s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	14s
Evening (04 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 18°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the NNE by Thu afternoon).
	Wed 4					Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 7	SSW 8	SSW 9	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	301	316	294	225	219	212	261	219	195	181	172	136	257	145	142	143	187	189	167	289	361	299	474
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSW	WSW	NW	NNW	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	N	S	SSW	WSW	S	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		12:42PM1.43m				1:06AM1.32m				1:27PM1.56m				1:48AM1.44m					2:04PM1.66m				2:23AM1.53m
Low Tide				7:06PM0.47m				7:06AM0.40m				7:46PM0.34m				7:46AM0.30m					8:19PM0.23m


	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:56	—
	—	—	6:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	6:22
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1
Temp °C	23	24	23	22	21	21	21	23	27	27	25	25	28	23	21	23	24	24	22	22	21	20	20
Feels °C	22	22	23	25	23	23	22	22	26	24	21	23	27	20	22	21	23	24	22	22	21	20	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	ENE 8	SSW 13	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 15
kJ	137	98	79	64	219	212	261	219	192	181	172	966	131	500	323	226	232	217	183	135	361	299	474
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 6	S 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 9	E 10	—	—	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 8	SSW 9	SSW 12	SSW 12	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	301	316	294	42	23	23	18	39	18	—	—	136	257	145	142	93	187	189	156	158	123	102	102
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 13	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 9	E 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 15	NE 7
kJ	41	39	40	225	25	23	39	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	92	123	167	289	48	76	31
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 3	S 5	S 5	SSW 6	—	—	NE 6	NE 5	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	SSW 3	SSW 6	SSW 7	—	—	S 8	S 8	SSW 8	—	—
kJ	11	63	71	49	—	—	33	55	195	553	1211	1118	667	9	113	143	—	—	137	134	217	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	Green Point Durban/KZN South	Pulpit Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	The Wreck Garden Route	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Blythedale KZN North	Mzimpuni Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	Brighton Beach Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	The Wreck Garden Route	Mapelane KZN North	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	3	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	3	2	2	1	2	2
Distance (km)	200	200	191	0	0	10	17	45	820	429	106	175	0	154	0	46	202	820	256	6	47	0	0
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Rating (10 max)				2	2	2	2	1					4		2	2				2	1	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	5	6	5	5	9

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