Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Salt Rock today (15 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Salt Rock at 11PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 15). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Salt Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | S 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | S 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 290 | 331 | 184 | 286 | 261 | 235 | 186 | 735 | 3161 | 4505 | 3338 | 2182 | 1524 | 1177 | 963 | 675 | 390 | 525 | 370 | 275 | 229 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:33PM1.36m | 7:17AM1.30m | 7:24PM1.25m | 8:34AM1.23m | 8:53PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:55AM0.53m | 1:21PM0.70m | 1:54AM0.63m | 2:48PM0.78m | 3:25AM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — |
 | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | 6:29 |
mm | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 290 | 222 | 184 | 286 | 261 | 235 | 186 | 142 | 105 | 86 | 66 | 47 | 47 | 35 | 50 | 53 | 390 | 525 | 370 | 275 | 229 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | S 15 | SE 10 | E 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 132 | 125 | 116 | 63 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 19 | 279 | 52 | 68 | 120 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | E 9 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 40 | 21 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 52 | 44 | 55 | 36 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 2 | S 5 | S 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 286 | 331 | 316 | 367 | 290 | 1 | 127 | 735 | 3161 | 4505 | 3338 | 2182 | 1524 | 1177 | 963 | 675 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 171 | 740 | 740 | 444 | 94 | 40 | 40 | 325 | 444 | 472 | 1626 | 277 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
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