Salt Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.52° S 31.23° E

Salt Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Salt Rock sea temperature is
20.7°C
0.8° 

Salt Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Salt Rock today (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Salt Rock at 1AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (21 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (21 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
270
270
260
260
224
196
201
201
169
167
138
138
109
109
109
115
142
115
119
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
W
5
N
5
W
5
SW
5
SW
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:35AM1.09m
1:25PM1.18m
1:29AM1.26m
1:55PM1.38m
Low Tide
6:08PM0.89m
7:03AM0.75m
7:28PM0.73m
7:40AM0.58m
7:58PM0.55m
thunderstorm
mod rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:50
 mm
1
6
Temp °C
21
20
21
22
21
21
23
22
21
21
20
20
19
20
21
21
21
20
19
Feels °C
24
22
24
24
22
23
23
22
21
20
20
21
20
22
22
21
21
21
19
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