Scottburgh Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be honest with you, looking at the next couple of weeks, Scottburgh Point is going to have some serious ups and downs. The pattern starts pretty flat and stays that way for a few days, but if you can wait, there's a proper window of grunty, clean groundswell coming.

Right now, and for the first few days, it’s looking pretty grim. Tuesday the 7th and Wednesday the 8th are a write-off – tiny, weak swell with a cross-onshore breeze making a mess of things. You’re not missing a thing. That flat spell stretches out, so don’t even bother peeking until the end of the week.

The real story starts to build on Thursday the 9th. The swell ramps up through the day, hitting a very solid 10ft from the SSW by Friday morning. The energy jumps way up (3531) and that's a serious amount of water. This is big-boy territory, over 8ft, so only for the experts. On Friday the 10th, the wind swings offshore from the south, cleaning it right up for the afternoon session. That’s the standout. Big, powerful SSW groundswell with a period of 15 seconds, groomed by offshore wind – that's a proper session for the experienced crew.

The energy eases over the weekend but stays good. Saturday the 11th still has a strong 7ft SSW swell with clean, light offshore winds, so another excellent day for the more experienced surfers. Sunday morning looks clean again, with the swell dropping to a more manageable 4ft from the SSW, but an afternoon onshore change will chop it up quick.

After that, things get tricky. Monday the 13th sees a fresh swell come in from the east, but it’s short period (8 seconds) and the wind goes onshore and even directly on it, so it’s going to be messy. Tuesday the 14th is worth a look, though – 8ft of ESE swell, a better period, and a light offshore breeze from the south keeping it clean. That’s your second-best window.

The rest of the second week is a mixed bag of smaller, weaker swells and a lot of strong cross-onshore northeasterly winds, especially from the 20th onward. There are some pockets of clean wind, like on the morning of Thursday the 16th (4ft E swell with a fresh offshore), but the swell energy is much lower.

To boil it down: the absolute standout is Friday the 10th afternoon. Big, powerful, clean SSW swell at Scottburgh Point. That’s the one to circle on the calendar. The backup is Tuesday the 14th morning for a smaller, but still clean, ESE swell.

The water temp is around 72°, which is about average for this time of year, so the wetsuit is optional.

Stay patient.

Rusty.

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