Salt Rock surf break

Salt Rock surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 SAST
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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
24.9° 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 6PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
1
ENE
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)761212666661515151514131345677101110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)555255562524181274212121212018171987138167194318198158
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
15
N
10
N
30
NNE
15
NNE
30
NW
5
W
10
WNW
30
S
30
S
20
S
10
S
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
N
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:13PM
1.83
3:29AM
2.04
3:46PM
1.89
4:02AM
2.07
4:19PM
1.91
4:36AM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:08AM
0.05
9:14PM
-0.00
9:40AM
-0.04
9:47PM
-0.06
10:13AM
-0.07
10:22PM
-0.06
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-------6:13-------6:15-------6:15
Sunset--5:35-------5:34-------5:32-----
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222424222121212229312926262827272624232221212021
Feels °C (?)242526242323222228302922242427272322222323232122
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