Salt Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.52° S 31.23° E

Issued: 1 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Salt Rock sea temperature is

21.7° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Salt Rock today (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Salt Rock at 9PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	10s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	10s
Evening (15 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 15					Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	3	2	3	3	2	2	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	725	740	770	831	831	749	721	620	530	449	392	379	327	279	279	279	279	234	234	234	234	190	190	192
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SSE	S	WSW	SW	WSW	W	W	ESE	ESE	SE	NW	WNW	NNW	NNW	W	S	SSE	SSE	W	W	NW	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	on	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide			4:40PM1.87m				4:53AM1.83m					5:20PM1.90m				5:31AM1.80m				5:59PM1.87m				6:07AM1.72m
Low Tide	10:23AM0.03m				10:45PM0.11m					11:02AM0.01m				11:26PM0.14m				11:39AM0.03m				00:05AM0.20m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—
	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	5:15
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	20	19	20	20	19	19	18	20	20	20	19	18	18	17	16	19	20	19	18	18	17	16	16
Feels °C	20	19	19	21	19	18	18	18	20	18	20	20	18	19	17	16	18	19	20	19	18	17	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	725	740	770	831	831	749	721	620	530	449	392	379	327	279	279	279	279	234	234	234	234	190	190	192
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 9	S 9	S 8	SSW 9	SSW 8	SSW 8	S 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 11
kJ	15	9	17	8	11	22	20	15	15	34	80	94	50	24	139	99	26	15	49	72	67	135	113	97
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 11	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SE 11	SSE 11	SSW 14	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSW 13	SSW 12	S 10	S 9	—	NE 3	S 16	S 15
kJ	3	2	12	12	8	8	8	2	17	17	7	5	11	40	10	10	33	29	2	2	—	2	19	40
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SSW 3	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	4	21	24	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Sunrise KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	40	40	40	0	7	0	0	0	0	43	87	0	0	0	0	0	40	40	40	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3		3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2		2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	9	6	6	6	5	7	9	8

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