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 beginners: 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 beginner 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Spot

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Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Black Rock2.3 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft191 kJ

8 ft645 kJ

4 ft136 kJ

3 ft174 kJ

5 ft317 kJ

6 ft381 kJ

5 ft131 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Black Rock, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	22, poor	4 ft9 ssoft	191kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 smushy	645kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	43, fair	4 ft8 smushy	136kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	29, poor	3 ft10 ssoft	174kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	12, poor	5 ft8 ssoft	317kJ	wind from the south-west, 14 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	17, poor	6 ft8 ssoft	381kJ	wind from the north-east, 13 knots	22°C
Sun 25Oct	25, poor	5 ft5 smushy	131kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	24°C

Donkey Kong Island5.6 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft173 kJ

7 ft589 kJ

3 ft127 kJ

3 ft160 kJ

5 ft317 kJ

4 ft174 kJ

5 ft113 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Donkey Kong Island, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	25, poor	4 ft9 ssoft	173kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 smushy	589kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	44, fair	3 ft8 smushy	127kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	31, poor	3 ft9 ssoft	160kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	9, poor	5 ft8 smushy	317kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	18, poor	4 ft8 smushy	174kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots	22°C
Sun 25Oct	32, poor	5 ft6 smushy	113kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	25°C

Green Point4.8 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Umkomaas, 5 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft191 kJ

8 ft645 kJ

4 ft136 kJ

3 ft174 kJ

5 ft317 kJ

6 ft381 kJ

5 ft131 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Green Point, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	23, poor	4 ft9 ssoft	191kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 smushy	645kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	43, fair	4 ft8 smushy	136kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	29, poor	3 ft10 scrumbling	174kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	12, poor	5 ft8 ssoft	317kJ	wind from the south-west, 14 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	17, poor	6 ft8 ssoft	381kJ	wind from the north-east, 13 knots	22°C
Sun 25Oct	25, poor	5 ft5 smushy	131kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	24°C

Happy Wanderers8.4 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft173 kJ

7 ft589 kJ

3 ft127 kJ

3 ft160 kJ

5 ft317 kJ

5 ft338 kJ

5 ft113 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Happy Wanderers, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	24, poor	4 ft9 ssoft	173kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 smushy	589kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	43, fair	3 ft8 smushy	127kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	32, poor	3 ft9 ssoft	160kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	9, poor	5 ft8 smushy	317kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	22, poor	5 ft8 ssoft	338kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots	22°C
Sun 25Oct	31, poor	5 ft6 smushy	113kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	25°C

Ifafa Pipes17.3 kmabout 30 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft199 kJ

8 ft648 kJ

3 ft134 kJ

4 ft206 kJ

5 ft414 kJ

4 ft162 kJ

5 ft133 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ifafa Pipes, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	24, poor	4 ft9 ssoft	199kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 11 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 smushy	648kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	47, fair	3 ft8 smushy	134kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	28, poor	4 ft10 ssoft	206kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	19, poor	5 ft9 ssoft	414kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	22, poor	4 ft8 smushy	162kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	23°C
Sun 25Oct	32, poor	5 ft6 smushy	133kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	26°C

Karridene Illovo Beach19.8 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Umkomaas, 10 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft200 kJ

8 ft676 kJ

4 ft146 kJ

3 ft172 kJ

5 ft317 kJ

4 ft180 kJ

5 ft136 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Karridene Illovo Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	21, poor	4 ft9 ssoft	200kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 smushy	676kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	45, fair	4 ft8 smushy	146kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	32, poor	3 ft10 ssoft	172kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	17, poor	5 ft8 ssoft	317kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	14, poor	4 ft8 smushy	180kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	22°C
Sun 25Oct	29, poor	5 ft5 smushy	136kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	26°C

Pennington10.4 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft173 kJ

7 ft589 kJ

3 ft127 kJ

3 ft160 kJ

5 ft317 kJ

5 ft338 kJ

5 ft113 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pennington, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	24, poor	4 ft9 ssoft	173kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 smushy	589kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	43, fair	3 ft8 smushy	127kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	32, poor	3 ft9 ssoft	160kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	9, poor	5 ft8 smushy	317kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	22, poor	5 ft8 ssoft	338kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots	22°C
Sun 25Oct	31, poor	5 ft6 smushy	113kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	25°C

Rocky Bay5.8 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft173 kJ

7 ft589 kJ

3 ft127 kJ

3 ft160 kJ

5 ft317 kJ

5 ft338 kJ

5 ft113 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Rocky Bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	25, poor	4 ft9 ssoft	173kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 smushy	589kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	43, fair	3 ft8 smushy	127kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	32, poor	3 ft9 ssoft	160kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	9, poor	5 ft8 smushy	317kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	21, poor	5 ft8 ssoft	338kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots	22°C
Sun 25Oct	32, poor	5 ft6 smushy	113kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	25°C

Scottburgh0.1 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft191 kJ

8 ft645 kJ

4 ft136 kJ

3 ft174 kJ

5 ft317 kJ

6 ft381 kJ

5 ft131 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Scottburgh, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	22, poor	4 ft9 ssoft	191kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 smushy	645kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	43, fair	4 ft8 smushy	136kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	29, poor	3 ft10 ssoft	174kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	12, poor	5 ft8 ssoft	317kJ	wind from the south-west, 14 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	17, poor	6 ft8 ssoft	381kJ	wind from the north-east, 13 knots	22°C
Sun 25Oct	25, poor	5 ft5 smushy	131kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	24°C

Vacancy Reef20 kmabout 35 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft199 kJ

8 ft648 kJ

3 ft117 kJ

4 ft206 kJ

5 ft359 kJ

4 ft162 kJ

5 ft133 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Vacancy Reef, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	20, poor	4 ft9 ssoft	199kJ	wind from the south-west, 13 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 smushy	648kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	45, fair	3 ft8 ssoft	117kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	25, poor	4 ft10 ssoft	206kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	11, poor	5 ft8 ssoft	359kJ	wind from the south-west, 13 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	21, poor	4 ft8 smushy	162kJ	wind from the north-east, 15 knots	23°C
Sun 25Oct	21, poor	5 ft6 smushy	133kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	24°C

Vulamanzi Point8.7 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft173 kJ

7 ft589 kJ

3 ft127 kJ

3 ft160 kJ

5 ft317 kJ

5 ft338 kJ

5 ft113 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Vulamanzi Point, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	24, poor	4 ft9 ssoft	173kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 smushy	589kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	43, fair	3 ft8 smushy	127kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	32, poor	3 ft9 scrumbling	160kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	9, poor	5 ft8 smushy	317kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	22, poor	5 ft8 ssoft	338kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots	22°C
Sun 25Oct	31, poor	5 ft6 smushy	113kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	25°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