Salt Rock surf break

Salt Rock surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 25 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
26.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Salt Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Salt Rock at 6AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (25 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (25 Mar)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


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Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
2
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
0.9
SSW
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.8
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.6
SSW
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)14141414141467713777778888888138
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4434374433713272583243262702351811541341249680192197157153124117135198
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
35
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WNW
10
NNE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
0
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:19AM
1.41
7:48PM
1.26
8:30AM
1.19
10:22PM
1.12
11:54AM
1.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:04AM
0.45
1:36PM
0.57
2:03AM
0.68
3:09PM
0.75
5:05AM
0.81
6:25PM
0.71
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise---6:01-------6:01-------6:01----
Sunset------6:00-------5:59-------5:58-
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----------------------4
Temp. °C232222232726262524232325252525242423232427272625
Feels °C (?)252323232523252427252526252626272826272728272831
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