Salad Bowls Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Eastern Cape (South), South Africa)

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Salad Bowls Surf Guide

Salad Bowls in Jeffreys Bay Coast is a sheltered point break that has dependable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the west southwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Beware of sharks and rocks.

Salad Bowls Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Point	4	consistent	19.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Salad Bowls:

The best conditions reported for surf at Salad Bowls occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-southwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Salad Bowls (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Salad Bowls with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 33% of the time in June while 13% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 54% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

33%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

13%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

54%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Salad Bowls Location Map

Interactive Salad Bowls surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Salad Bowls is Port Elizabeth Airport (PLZ) in South Africa, which is 63 km (39 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Salad Bowls is George Airport (GRJ), also in South Africa, 236 km (147 miles) away.

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Salad Bowls Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 04:30 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Period (s)	12	12	12	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Salad Bowls

Current tide and informaton

For Albatross, 1 km from Salad Bowls.

Next High Water: 06:13am | 1.27m

Next Low Water: 12:33pm | 0.44m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Salad Bowls Sea Temperature

The Salad Bowls water temperature is reasonably warm (19.5 °C) but the air temperature will feel a few degrees cooler (14.0 °C). A good quality spring wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 19.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite