Salt Rock Surf Forecast

/ KZN North (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Salt Rock surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 24 May 2026 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

Salt Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Salt Rock sea temperature is 23.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Salt Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Salt Rock at 1AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Afternoon (25 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Evening (25 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s

Table - waves today at Salt Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 24			Monday 25								Tuesday 26								Wed 27
	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	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	NE 6	SW 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	99	97	93	121	117	112	108	106	102	100	100	74	83	106	172	203	176	120	133	52	36	21	44	43
Wind (km/h)	SE	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	WSW	WSW	W	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	off	glassy	off	off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				11:15PM1.39m				11:43AM1.24m				00:21AM1.45m				12:46PM1.32m				1:10AM1.52m				1:34PM1.41m
Low Tide	4:25PM0.60m					5:41AM0.65m				5:46PM0.57m				6:44AM0.56m				6:45PM0.51m				7:29AM0.46m


	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—
	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	20	20	19	19	22	22	21	21	19	18	17	17	22	23	22	22	21	20	19	20	24	23
Feels °C	21	22	21	21	19	19	21	20	20	21	19	18	17	17	22	21	22	22	21	19	18	20	24	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	ENE 5	ENE 5	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	SE 11
kJ	99	97	93	121	117	112	108	106	102	100	100	74	34	32	172	203	176	120	85	53	27	20	18	43
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	SW 12	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSW 14	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 4	SE 11	SSW 11
kJ	68	46	46	45	44	41	41	6	26	26	15	14	83	74	54	52	35	32	71	52	36	10	44	25
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SW 13	S 16	SW 12	S 16	SW 16	SSW 16	E 9	SSW 18	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SW 13	SSE 9	SE 12	SSW 4	SSW 4
kJ	17	17	18	15	15	16	6	5	5	5	10	24	14	106	28	61	59	55	53	44	16	21	6	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	ENE 4	ENE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	NE 6	SSW 3	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	E 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	60	8	21	41	36	74	58	25	32	39	80	133	6	17	17	5	16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Umhlanga KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Pipe Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	43	43	43	26	0	0	0	0	43	43	43	0	0	18	0	10	38	721
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)			Siyayi	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay	Umdloti	Umhlanga	Siyayi			Umhlanga	Siyayi	Kosi Bay	Sodwana	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	2	2	2			2	2	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5
Header Global	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Aileen's Ireland	Arrawarra Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Arrawarra Australia	Angourie Point Australia	Albatross South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Bilgola Beach Australia	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Kreefte Reef South Africa	Hell South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	9	9	9	6	6	7	7	8	7	7

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