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 experts: 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 expert 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.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

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Sun 25

Ifafa Pipes17.3 kmabout 30 min by car

4 ft199 kJ

7 ft566 kJ

3 ft134 kJ

6 ft508 kJ

5 ft414 kJ

6 ft420 kJ

5 ft133 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Ifafa Pipes, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	9, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	199kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 14 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	43, fair	7 ft7 smushy	566kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	17, too small	3 ft8 smushy	134kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	27, poor	6 ft8 smushy	508kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	30, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	414kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	16, poor	6 ft8 smushy	420kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	23°C
Sun 25Oct	17, too small	5 ft6 smushy	133kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	24°C

Happy Wanderers8.4 kmabout 15 min by car

4 ft173 kJ

7 ft501 kJ

3 ft127 kJ

6 ft437 kJ

5 ft317 kJ

6 ft388 kJ

5 ft113 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Happy Wanderers, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	8, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	173kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 16 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	43, fair	7 ft7 smushy	501kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	3 ft8 smushy	127kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	25, poor	6 ft8 smushy	437kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	25, too small	5 ft8 smushy	317kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	26, too small	6 ft8 smushy	388kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	23°C
Sun 25Oct	11, too small	5 ft6 smushy	113kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	24°C

Pennington10.4 kmabout 20 min by car

4 ft173 kJ

7 ft501 kJ

3 ft127 kJ

6 ft437 kJ

5 ft317 kJ

6 ft388 kJ

5 ft113 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Pennington, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	9, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	173kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 16 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	43, fair	7 ft7 smushy	501kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	3 ft8 smushy	127kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	24, poor	6 ft8 smushy	437kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	25, too small	5 ft8 smushy	317kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	26, too small	6 ft8 smushy	388kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	23°C
Sun 25Oct	12, too small	5 ft6 smushy	113kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	24°C

Vulamanzi Point8.7 kmabout 15 min by car

4 ft173 kJ

7 ft501 kJ

3 ft127 kJ

6 ft437 kJ

5 ft317 kJ

6 ft388 kJ

5 ft113 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Vulamanzi Point, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	9, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	173kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 16 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	43, fair	7 ft7 smushy	501kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	3 ft8 smushy	127kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	24, poor	6 ft8 smushy	437kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	25, too small	5 ft8 smushy	317kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	26, too small	6 ft8 smushy	388kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	23°C
Sun 25Oct	12, too small	5 ft6 smushy	113kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	24°C

Rocky Bay5.8 kmabout 10 min by car

4 ft173 kJ

7 ft501 kJ

3 ft127 kJ

6 ft437 kJ

6 ft390 kJ

6 ft388 kJ

5 ft113 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Rocky Bay, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	8, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	173kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 16 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	42, fair	7 ft7 smushy	501kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	17, too small	3 ft8 smushy	127kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	24, poor	6 ft8 smushy	437kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	27, too small	6 ft8 ssoft	390kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	18, too small	6 ft8 smushy	388kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	23°C
Sun 25Oct	14, too small	5 ft6 smushy	113kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	24°C

Donkey Kong Island5.6 kmabout 10 min by car

4 ft173 kJ

7 ft589 kJ

3 ft127 kJ

6 ft437 kJ

6 ft390 kJ

6 ft388 kJ

5 ft113 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Donkey Kong Island, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	8, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	173kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 16 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	41, fair	7 ft8 smushy	589kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	3 ft8 smushy	127kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	23, poor	6 ft8 smushy	437kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	27, too small	6 ft8 ssoft	390kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	14, too small	6 ft8 smushy	388kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	23°C
Sun 25Oct	14, too small	5 ft6 smushy	113kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	24°C

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

4 ft200 kJ

7 ft412 kJ

4 ft146 kJ

6 ft469 kJ

5 ft371 kJ

6 ft480 kJ

5 ft136 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Karridene Illovo Beach, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	7, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	200kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	41, fair	7 ft7 smushy	412kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	17, too small	4 ft8 smushy	146kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	23, poor	6 ft9 smushy	469kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	27, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	371kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	24, poor	6 ft8 ssoft	480kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	23°C
Sun 25Oct	17, too small	5 ft5 smushy	136kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	24°C

Black Rock2.3 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft191 kJ

8 ft645 kJ

4 ft136 kJ

6 ft454 kJ

6 ft395 kJ

6 ft445 kJ

5 ft131 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Black Rock, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	191kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 18 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	40, fair	8 ft8 smushy	645kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	4 ft8 smushy	136kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	20, poor	6 ft8 smushy	454kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	23, too small	6 ft8 ssoft	395kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 11 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	16, poor	6 ft8 ssoft	445kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots	23°C
Sun 25Oct	15, too small	5 ft5 smushy	131kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	23°C

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

4 ft191 kJ

8 ft645 kJ

4 ft136 kJ

6 ft454 kJ

6 ft395 kJ

6 ft445 kJ

5 ft131 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Green Point, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	191kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 18 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	39, fair	8 ft8 smushy	645kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	4 ft8 smushy	136kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	20, poor	6 ft8 smushy	454kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	23, too small	6 ft8 ssoft	395kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 11 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	16, poor	6 ft8 ssoft	445kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots	23°C
Sun 25Oct	15, too small	5 ft5 smushy	131kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	23°C

Scottburgh0.1 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft191 kJ

8 ft645 kJ

4 ft136 kJ

6 ft454 kJ

6 ft395 kJ

6 ft445 kJ

5 ft131 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Scottburgh, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	191kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 18 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	39, fair	8 ft8 smushy	645kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	4 ft8 smushy	136kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	20, poor	6 ft8 smushy	454kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	23, too small	6 ft8 ssoft	395kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 11 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	16, poor	6 ft8 ssoft	445kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots	23°C
Sun 25Oct	15, too small	5 ft5 smushy	131kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	23°C

Vacancy Reef20 kmabout 35 min by car

4 ft199 kJ

7 ft470 kJ

3 ft117 kJ

6 ft508 kJ

5 ft414 kJ

6 ft420 kJ

5 ft133 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Vacancy Reef, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	7, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	199kJ	wind from the south-west, 18 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	7 ft7 smushy	470kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	18, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	117kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	23, poor	6 ft8 smushy	508kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	23, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	414kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	21, poor	6 ft8 smushy	420kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots	23°C
Sun 25Oct	15, too small	5 ft6 smushy	133kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	24°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