Scottburgh Point surf break

Scottburgh Point surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 05 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
25.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than 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: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (06 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (06 May)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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)
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
6
6
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
1.4
NE
6
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
1.3
NNE
6
1.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.4
SSE
11
2.2
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
2
SSW
11
2.2
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
11
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
152
150
111
114
98
69
69
105
523
1862
1981
1800
1578
1375
1110
860
855
1040
2407
2637
3336
4309
3959
2976
Wind (km/h)
5
E
20
E
10
NW
10
NNW
5
WNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
10
NE
20
SW
5
SW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WSW
20
SSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
ESE
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
5:31PM1.48m
5:40AM1.48m
6:03PM1.39m
6:11AM1.38m
6:42PM1.29m
6:51AM1.27m
Low Tide
11:32PM0.35m
11:53AM0.34m
00:05AM0.45m
12:29PM0.43m
00:45AM0.57m
1:16PM0.54m
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:28
6:28
6:30
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5:17
5:16
5:15
5:15
3
9
19
16
1
2
Temp °C
21
21
20
20
20
20
25
27
21
17
17
15
15
17
25
26
23
21
19
19
18
18
21
22
23
21
21
21
22
16
23
25
18
17
16
13
12
13
19
22
17
16
15
15
15
15
19
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
5
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.4
SSE
11
2.2
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.3
SSW
10
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
11
Energy kJ
25
150
24
26
33
136
128
75
523
1862
1981
1800
1578
1375
1110
860
752
728
1689
1024
2198
2816
2471
2053
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
12
0.4
NE
7
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SE
8
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.8
NE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
ENE
7
1.3
SSW
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
1.1
SE
10
1.5
S
12
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.9
SSE
17
1.1
SSE
16
Energy kJ
152
11
111
106
98
34
53
67
77
94
54
32
34
42
35
212
36
36
270
638
133
92
475
643
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
8
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
5
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
SW
15
0.5
NE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.9
ESE
10
0.4
SSE
20
0.7
SSE
18
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
Energy kJ
35
11
10
10
10
69
69
100
232
43
10
10
10
5
9
25
37
31
182
149
299
86
75
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
5
1.1
ENE
7
1.4
NE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.2
NNW
5
1.2
SW
6
2.2
SW
8
2
SSW
11
2.2
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
11
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
11
Energy kJ
58
127
114
115
187
190
105
64
113
558
855
1040
2407
2637
3336
4309
3959
2976
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
6
6
Distance (km)
45
45
0
10
0
40
30
154
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
8
7
6
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
7
5
6
6
7
8
7
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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