Scottburgh Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s have a look at what’s coming up for the next couple of weeks.

First off, I gotta be straight with you – the next week or so is pretty grim. For days on end, we’ve got a strong, persistent northeasterly wind funnelling in, and that’s making a mess of things at Scottburgh Point. The water temp is sitting right around 70°, which is about normal for this time of year, so no surprises there. But the wind? Fresh to strong breezes, cross-onshore, and the sea state is just lumpy and messy. Through Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and into Sunday morning, the swell size is there but it’s all junky. The energy is moderate to high (readings around 1998 down to 184), but it doesn’t matter when the wind’s howling onshore. Not worth paddling out.

Sunday afternoon does see a shift – the wind swings around to a moderate south-southwest breeze, cross-offshore, and the surf cleans up nicely. But the swell is small, around 5ft, short period, and the energy is only moderate (213). It’s clean, but not really doing much.

Monday and Tuesday are still small and not really offering anything special. A bit of a lull. Wednesday morning the 2nd of September has a small, clean southerly swell but it’s only 2ft – barely a ripple.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. On Friday the 4th of September, we’ve got a solid pulse of south swell hitting. It’s big – 20ft in the morning, building to 21ft in the afternoon, with a moderate 12-second period. The energy is massive (11,139 and 12,567). Wind is blowing fresh from the southwest, offshore, and the surf is clean. This is proper, heavy groundswell, but listen – at 20ft plus, this is only for experts. The size, the power, the offshore wind – it’s a standout, but it’s a serious one.

Saturday the 5th is still pumping, 13ft, still clean, but the wind is fresh to strong, and the energy is still huge (6,092 to 6,335). Still expert territory. Sunday the 6th, same story – 10 to 13ft, clean, moderate breezes, energy still massive (4,678). Only for the brave.

By Monday the 7th, the swell drops to 7ft, but the wind swings back onshore, and the quality goes out the window. The rest of the second week is mostly small, clean but small, or onshore junk. The morning of the 11th of September has a tiny, long-period south-southeast swell (0.7ft, 15 seconds) but it’s not doing anything.

So, the standout is absolutely Friday the 4th and Saturday the 5th of September. Massive, powerful south swell, offshore wind, clean conditions – but it’s big, raw, and for experts only. Scottburgh Point is a point break, so it handles that long-period groundswell well, but the size means it’s not for the faint-hearted. Get it if you’ve got the nerve.

Rusty

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