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Salmon Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Salmon Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Salmon Bay sea temperature is
26.2° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Salmon Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Salmon Bay at 9PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Salmon Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SSW 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | |
62 | 40 | 70 | 359 | 1173 | 1300 | 1186 | 1144 | 955 | 799 | 692 | 515 | 791 | 873 | 2307 | 3548 | 3731 | 2316 | 2268 | 2180 | 2618 | 2857 | 3012 | 2587 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 6:02PM1.47m | 6:11AM1.46m | 6:41PM1.37m | 6:50AM1.35m | 7:35PM1.27m | 7:50AM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52AM0.34m | 00:04AM0.47m | 12:28PM0.45m | 00:43AM0.59m | 1:14PM0.56m | 1:42AM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — |
 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
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Temp °C | 24 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
19 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 7 | ENE 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
 kJ | 62 | 35 | 24 | 359 | 1173 | 1300 | 1186 | 1144 | 955 | 799 | 692 | 505 | 386 | 304 | 1575 | 2147 | 2261 | 770 | 2268 | 2180 | 2618 | 2857 | 3012 | 2587 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSW 11 | SE 7 | SSW 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 18 | ESE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSW 12 | E 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 40 | 44 | 176 | 23 | 35 | 36 | 31 | 33 | 36 | 50 | 220 | 235 | 173 | 127 | 130 | 486 | 85 | 806 | 845 | 726 | 755 | 40 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | ENE 6 | SSW 5 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 8 | SSE 12 | E 8 | SE 20 | SSE 19 | ESE 10 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 70 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 355 | 10 | 98 | 241 | 86 | — | 51 | 49 | 48 | 41 | 40 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 5 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 30 | 35 | 27 | 52 | 4 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 515 | 791 | 873 | 2307 | 3548 | 3731 | 2316 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 57 | 75 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 82 | 82 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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