Salt Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Salt Rock today (07 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Salt Rock at 3AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 06). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Afternoon (07 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Evening (07 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	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 Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 6			Tuesday 7								Wednesday 8								Thu 9
	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)	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	127	124	98	79	79	61	61	33	47	47	45	42	41	40	41	53	53	57	87	85	84	120	131	284
Wind (km/h)	NE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	ENE	ENE	NE	N	SW	WSW	W	NW	ENE	ENE	NE	NW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	cross	cross	off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		7:46PM1.58m				7:57AM1.42m					8:37PM1.52m				8:56AM1.32m				9:44PM1.46m				10:18AM1.25m
Low Tide				1:58AM0.48m					2:08PM0.41m				2:56AM0.55m				3:07PM0.50m				4:12AM0.59m


	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—
	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	20	19	18	18	18	22	24	23	22	19	19	18	18	22	22	21	21	19	18	17	18	20	20
Feels °C	22	19	17	15	14	14	17	19	21	20	16	17	16	16	18	18	19	20	14	16	15	17	19	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	SE 10	SE 10	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	SE 9	SE 9	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSW 15
kJ	127	124	117	85	78	83	75	33	47	91	110	68	52	34	13	31	31	28	38	45	25	56	54	284
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	E 10	E 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 5	SSW 15	ENE 9
kJ	19	18	98	79	79	61	61	18	17	47	45	32	31	31	31	53	53	54	87	85	84	15	131	59
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SE 11	SSW 15	E 10	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	E 10	E 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ENE 8	SSW 14	S 5	ESE 9
kJ	6	14	19	18	18	18	18	20	21	17	41	42	41	40	41	17	17	22	22	14	24	120	11	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 6	NE 7	SSW 3	SW 3	SW 4	—	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 5	SW 2	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 5
kJ	30	94	236	188	166	176	159	73	70	223	208	3	5	6	—	22	34	57	1	11	18	25	17	11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	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	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Sunrise KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Umhlanga KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	38	0	0	0	0	0	43	43	38	0	7	0	0	0	67	43	26	0	40	38	0	0	40	40
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast		Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Siyayi			Umhlanga	Siyayi	Mtunzini	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)		Umhlanga	Siyayi	Mtunzini	Richards Bay (Outside)	Cape Vidal	Umhlanga	Kosi Bay	Alkantstrand
Rating (10 max)		2	2	2	2	2	1			2	2	2	1	1	1		1	1	2	1	2	2	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	6	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	7	9	9	9	8	7	6	8	9	9	8	7	6	6	6

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