Salmon Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Salmon Bay in Kwazulu-Natal is an exposed beach and point break that has reasonably consistent surf. Summer offers the favoured conditions for surfing. Works best in offshore winds from the west. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the southeast. The beach break provides left and right handers Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Hazards include sharks ,rocks and rips.

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Overall Salmon Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Salmon Bay:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Bog Bay	1 mi
Second closest break	Tongaat	1 mi
Third closest break	Surfers	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Sunrise	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Umdloti	6 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Salmon Bay:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	4733 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	5219 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Nice Buoy	5240 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	5646 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Greenwich Buoy	5841 mi
Tide stations nearest to Salmon Bay:
Closest tide station	Durban, South Africa	19 mi
Second closest tide station	Heard Island, Antarctica	2670 mi
Third closest tide station	Mawson, Antarctica	2935 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Davis, Antarctica	3284 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Royal Bay (Moltke Harbor), South Georgia	3708 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Salmon Bay:
Closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	157 mi
Second closest ski area	Tiffindell (South Africa)	207 mi
Third closest ski area	Tiffindell (South Africa)	207 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Tiffindell (South Africa)	207 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Tiffindell (South Africa)	207 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Salmon Bay:
Closest city location	Ballitoville (South Africa)	6 mi
Second closest city location	Umhlanga (South Africa)	9 mi
Third closest city location	Mount Edgecombe (South Africa)	9 mi
Fourth closest city location	Kwamashu (South Africa)	14 mi
Fifth closest city location	Glenwood (South Africa)	20 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Salmon Bay is Virginia (Durban) Airport (VIR) in South Africa, 20 km (12 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Salmon Bay is Durban International Airport (DUR), also in South Africa, 44 km (27 miles) away.
• Third is Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) in South Africa, 73 km (45 miles) away.
• Richards Bay (Richard's Bay) Airport (RCB) in South Africa is 133 km (83 miles) away.
• Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi (Ulundi) Airport (ULD), also in South Africa is the fifth nearest airport to Salmon Bay and is 146 km (91 miles) away.