Scottburgh, South Africa

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About Scottburgh

Scottburgh is a town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. From Scottburgh you can reach 11 surf spots. The nearest is Scottburgh, a surf spot 0.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 27 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites.

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Staying in Scottburgh

27 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Scottburgh.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Scottburgh each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 4 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Scottburgh too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

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Fri 23

Sat 24

Happy Wanderers8.4 kmabout 15 min by car

4 ft105 kJ

4 ft190 kJ

8 ft645 kJ

3 ft131 kJ

4 ft244 kJ

5 ft189 kJ

5 ft265 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Happy Wanderers, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	51, good	4 ft6 smushy	105kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	25°C
Mon 19Oct	27, poor	4 ft8 ssoft	190kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 smushy	645kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	54, good	3 ft8 ssoft	131kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	4 ft9 smushy	244kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	22, poor	5 ft7 smushy	189kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	33, poor	5 ft8 smushy	265kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	22°C

Pennington10.4 kmabout 20 min by car

4 ft105 kJ

4 ft190 kJ

8 ft645 kJ

3 ft131 kJ

4 ft244 kJ

5 ft189 kJ

5 ft265 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pennington, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	51, good	4 ft6 smushy	105kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	25°C
Mon 19Oct	27, poor	4 ft8 ssoft	190kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 smushy	645kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	54, good	3 ft8 ssoft	131kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	4 ft9 smushy	244kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	22, poor	5 ft7 smushy	189kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	29, poor	5 ft8 smushy	265kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	22°C

Vulamanzi Point8.7 kmabout 15 min by car

4 ft105 kJ

4 ft190 kJ

8 ft645 kJ

3 ft131 kJ

4 ft244 kJ

5 ft189 kJ

5 ft265 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Vulamanzi Point, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	51, good	4 ft6 smushy	105kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	25°C
Mon 19Oct	27, poor	4 ft8 ssoft	190kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 smushy	645kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	54, good	3 ft8 ssoft	131kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	4 ft9 smushy	244kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	22, poor	5 ft7 smushy	189kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	29, poor	5 ft8 smushy	265kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	22°C

Rocky Bay5.8 kmabout 10 min by car

4 ft105 kJ

4 ft190 kJ

8 ft645 kJ

3 ft131 kJ

4 ft244 kJ

5 ft189 kJ

5 ft265 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Rocky Bay, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	50, good	4 ft6 smushy	105kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	25°C
Mon 19Oct	26, poor	4 ft8 ssoft	190kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 smushy	645kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	54, good	3 ft8 ssoft	131kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	35, poor	4 ft9 smushy	244kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	21, poor	5 ft7 smushy	189kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	25, poor	5 ft8 smushy	265kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	22°C

Ifafa Pipes17.3 kmabout 30 min by car

5 ft188 kJ

4 ft224 kJ

8 ft710 kJ

4 ft152 kJ

4 ft314 kJ

5 ft275 kJ

5 ft423 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ifafa Pipes, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	46, fair	5 ft7 smushy	188kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	25°C
Mon 19Oct	30, poor	4 ft8 ssoft	224kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 smushy	710kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	53, good	4 ft8 ssoft	152kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	38, fair	4 ft9 ssoft	314kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	19, poor	5 ft8 smushy	275kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	21, poor	5 ft9 smushy	423kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	22°C

Donkey Kong Island5.6 kmabout 10 min by car

4 ft105 kJ

4 ft190 kJ

8 ft645 kJ

3 ft131 kJ

4 ft244 kJ

5 ft189 kJ

5 ft265 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Donkey Kong Island, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	50, good	4 ft6 smushy	105kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	25°C
Mon 19Oct	26, poor	4 ft8 ssoft	190kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 smushy	645kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	53, good	3 ft8 ssoft	131kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	38, fair	4 ft9 ssoft	244kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	21, poor	5 ft7 smushy	189kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	18, poor	5 ft8 smushy	265kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	22°C

Karridene Illovo Beach19.8 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Umkomaas, 10 km

4 ft129 kJ

4 ft222 kJ

8 ft735 kJ

4 ft151 kJ

4 ft264 kJ

5 ft221 kJ

5 ft325 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Karridene Illovo Beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	49, good	4 ft6 smushy	129kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	25°C
Mon 19Oct	29, poor	4 ft8 ssoft	222kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 ssoft	735kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	52, good	4 ft8 smushy	151kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	34, poor	4 ft9 smushy	264kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	20, poor	5 ft7 smushy	221kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	29, poor	5 ft8 smushy	325kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	22°C

Vacancy Reef20 kmabout 35 min by car

5 ft188 kJ

4 ft224 kJ

8 ft710 kJ

4 ft152 kJ

4 ft314 kJ

5 ft275 kJ

5 ft423 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Vacancy Reef, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	44, fair	5 ft7 smushy	188kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	24°C
Mon 19Oct	26, poor	4 ft8 ssoft	224kJ	wind from the south-west, 13 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 smushy	710kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	50, good	4 ft8 ssoft	152kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	31, poor	4 ft9 ssoft	314kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	13, poor	5 ft8 smushy	275kJ	wind from the south-west, 13 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	26, poor	5 ft9 ssoft	423kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots	23°C

Green Point4.8 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Umkomaas, 5 km

4 ft116 kJ

4 ft213 kJ

8 ft705 kJ

4 ft141 kJ

4 ft261 kJ

5 ft203 kJ

5 ft279 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Green Point, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	49, good	4 ft6 smushy	116kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	23°C
Mon 19Oct	26, poor	4 ft8 ssoft	213kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 smushy	705kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	46, fair	4 ft8 smushy	141kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	28, poor	4 ft9 smushy	261kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	13, poor	5 ft7 smushy	203kJ	wind from the south-west, 13 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	24, poor	5 ft8 smushy	279kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	22°C

Black Rock2.3 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft116 kJ

4 ft213 kJ

8 ft705 kJ

4 ft141 kJ

4 ft261 kJ

5 ft203 kJ

5 ft279 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Black Rock, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	48, good	4 ft6 smushy	116kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	23°C
Mon 19Oct	26, poor	4 ft8 ssoft	213kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 smushy	705kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	46, fair	4 ft8 smushy	141kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	28, poor	4 ft9 smushy	261kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	13, poor	5 ft7 smushy	203kJ	wind from the south-west, 13 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	21, poor	5 ft8 smushy	279kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	22°C

Scottburgh0.1 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft116 kJ

4 ft213 kJ

8 ft705 kJ

4 ft141 kJ

4 ft261 kJ

5 ft203 kJ

5 ft279 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Scottburgh, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	48, good	4 ft6 smushy	116kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	23°C
Mon 19Oct	26, poor	4 ft8 ssoft	213kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 smushy	705kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	46, fair	4 ft8 smushy	141kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	28, poor	4 ft9 smushy	261kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	13, poor	5 ft7 smushy	203kJ	wind from the south-west, 13 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	21, poor	5 ft8 smushy	279kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	22°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Scottburgh, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Scottburgh

Nando'sChicken · 0.2 km from the centre
Enzo'sItalian · 0.4 km from the centre
Scotties Coffee ShopBreakfast and brunch · 0.5 km from the centre
John Dory'sSeafood · 0.7 km from the centre
Atlanta SpurSteakhouse · 1.6 km from the centre
Debonairs Pizza Scottburgh MallPizza · 1.6 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits