Salt Rock surf break

Salt Rock surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 21 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
24.5° 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 1PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (21 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (21 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.5
S
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
2.2
S
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
S
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)1215151414141457788131313131417171616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)87111756484493662932932055456455585732257572735171811902072229915891348133111651019
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
20
NNE
30
NE
35
ENE
30
NE
15
WNW
25
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:49AM
1.76
6:11PM
1.63
6:30AM
1.57
6:59PM
1.45
7:20AM
1.36
8:12PM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:00PM
0.20
12:17AM
0.31
12:43PM
0.38
1:08AM
0.52
1:39PM
0.55
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise-6:16-------6:16-------6:18------
Sunset----5:30-------5:29-------5:28---
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------1---1342121111---
Temp. °C212226272525232121201917171818171717171717181818
Feels °C (?)212123242326231716151412121414131514141516171718
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