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Salt Rock surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 14 May 2026 SASTForecast 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
25.1° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Salt Rock today?
The current surf forecast for Salt Rock at 5PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Salt Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | |
1248 | 1268 | 964 | 819 | 526 | 442 | 317 | 426 | 449 | 1273 | 1834 | 2181 | 2206 | 2119 | 1686 | 2004 | 1759 | 1324 | 1121 | 875 | 771 | 663 | 556 | 425 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:04PM1.61m | 2:22AM1.87m | 2:44PM1.72m | 3:02AM1.95m | 3:24PM1.80m | 3:42AM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:03PM0.20m | 8:38AM0.12m | 8:44PM0.10m | 9:16AM0.04m | 9:25PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — |
 | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | 5:08 |
2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
 kJ | 1248 | 1268 | 964 | 819 | 526 | 442 | 317 | 426 | 449 | 1273 | 1834 | 2181 | 2206 | 2119 | 1686 | 2004 | 1759 | 1324 | 1121 | 875 | 771 | 663 | 556 | 425 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 5 | S 15 | ENE 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 193 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 11 | 227 | 15 | 24 | 30 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 8 | SSW 16 | E 5 | S 16 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 80 | 11 | 126 | 20 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SW 5 | — | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 16 | — | 10 | 22 | 37 | — | — | — | 21 | 49 | — | 54 | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 472 | 115 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 7 | 10 | 40 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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