Scottburgh Point surf break

Scottburgh Point surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 03 Apr 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
26.4° C
(Which is 1.1°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 8PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 03). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (03 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (03 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
E
2
E
0.2
ESE
0.2
SSW
1.6
E
1.5
E
0.9
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)871515889889911111211121213131313131315
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)233439212233430212415719423223742346350356361280085211279538388388381014
Wind
(km/h)
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
5
W
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
5
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSE
15
E
20
NE
10
NNE
15
SW
10
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:32PM
1.73
4:44AM
1.82
4:57PM
1.69
5:08AM
1.74
5:21PM
1.62
5:32AM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:28AM
0.03
10:33PM
0.04
10:52AM
0.06
10:58PM
0.09
11:16AM
0.13
11:22PM
0.18
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise-------6:07-------6:09-------6:09
Sunset--5:51-------5:50-------5:49-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------------22
Temp. °C262624232119192225252424222222242727252423232221
Feels °C (?)212120191818202325252426242424252828252624252119
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