Scottburgh Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, Rusty here. Let’s have a proper look at the next couple of weeks for Scottburgh Point. To be honest, it’s a bit of a slow burner. The first week or so is mostly a write-off, with small, lumpy, onshore slop. We’re talking clean ankle-biters at best, and the wind is all over the shop. It’s not going to be a fun time paddling out for scraps. There’s a real gap of about five days there where you’d be better off finding something else to do.

Come Friday the 11th, there’s a whisper of a cleaner cross-offshore breeze, and a touch of long-period swell (16 seconds), but it’s still tiny, around 2ft. It’s a tease, honestly. The water temp is sitting at a normal 72° for this time of year, so no wetsuit dramas, just a lack of waves.

The first real chance of anything rideable shows up on Thursday the 17th. We’ve got a moderate 7ft of south-southwest swell pushing in, albeit with a short, choppy 7-second period. The morning looks clean with a gentle cross-offshore, but that afternoon the wind jumps up to a fresh 22 mph, and it’ll get lumpy. It’s still a bit of a mess, but it’s the first time the wave face has any push to it. There’s a fair amount of energy in the water though – I’m seeing 466 in the morning and a strong 857 that afternoon, so there’s some grunt there.

The standout, and I mean the only real one on the whole board, is Monday the 21st. The overnight model is pumping out a solid 10ft of south-southwest groundswell with a proper 14-second period. This is the one we’ve been waiting for. It’s big, it’s powerful and it’s got some serious travel behind it. The combined energy reads 3156, which is strong to very strong – you’ll feel that in your chest when you paddle out. Morning winds are a fresh south-west cross-offshore, keeping it clean. This is a serious session for experienced surfers only. At 10ft, it’s way over the beginner limit. And with such a long period and a big south in the water, a point like this is where you want to be, as it will help line the swell up. The afternoon backs off to a smaller but still fun 3ft on the same swell. This is your window. After that, it starts to fade and the northeasterly winds come back in to mess things up again. So, mark your calendar for the 21st, and don’t hold your breath for much before that.

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