Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Salt Rock today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Salt Rock at 5PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Salt Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 18 | SSW 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | S 14 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 422 | 421 | 333 | 324 | 246 | 237 | 215 | 201 | 75 | 130 | 182 | 161 | 86 | 69 | 58 | 54 | 54 | 71 | 137 | 62 | 73 | 46 | 106 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:20AM1.21m | 11:09PM1.36m | 11:44AM1.21m | 00:18AM1.36m | 12:55PM1.26m | 1:16AM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25PM0.62m | 5:35AM0.66m | 5:43PM0.64m | 6:43AM0.60m | 6:52PM0.60m | 7:37AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — |
 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 6 | S 5 | E 8 | E 8 | S 5 | SSW 16 | E 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 422 | 421 | 333 | 62 | 246 | 237 | 215 | 45 | 47 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 50 | 37 | 54 | 54 | 13 | 137 | 40 | 46 | 56 | 54 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | SSW 14 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 10 | S 5 | S 11 | E 7 | E 6 | S 14 | E 7 |
| kJ | 66 | 48 | 3 | 324 | 47 | 47 | 45 | 201 | 75 | 115 | 73 | 82 | 83 | 40 | 54 | 20 | 20 | 33 | 8 | 62 | 39 | 15 | 106 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | E 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 15 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | S 21 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | E 6 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 19 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 80 | 64 | 58 | 42 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 50 | 73 | 46 | 15 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 62 | 91 | — | — | — | 1 | 33 | 130 | 182 | 161 | 86 | 69 | — | — | — | 71 | 115 | 37 | 50 | 25 | 76 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 117 | 444 | 277 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 515 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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