Salt Rock surf break

Salt Rock surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 06 Mar 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
25.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Salt Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Salt Rock at 3AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 06). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (07 Mar)11ft (3.5m)8s
Evening (07 Mar)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


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Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
1
3
3
4
4
4
3
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SE
1.1
E
0.3
SSW
1.9
SSW
3
SSW
4
S
4
S
4
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)1212129714589101111121212121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3737372813441198104723713218318427432460222519441681156914831039100512381091636647
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
N
5
WNW
20
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglassglassoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:24PM
1.82
5:40AM
1.87
5:48PM
1.73
6:02AM
1.75
6:11PM
1.61
6:25AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:27PM
0.04
11:45AM
0.14
11:52PM
0.14
12:09PM
0.25
12:15AM
0.28
12:33PM
0.38
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise-----5:48-------5:50-------5:50--
Sunset6:22-------6:22-------6:20-------
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1------11211-111-------
Temp. °C282525252425262422222120191920212121202020202223
Feels °C (?)322929292725201715161617171719192021212020202021
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