Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Salt Rock today (26 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Salt Rock at 11PM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 26). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s 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 (26 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
| Evening (26 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Salt Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, strong winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Mon 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 20 | E 8 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 104 | 311 | 372 | 591 | 662 | 632 | 568 | 446 | 435 | 326 | 246 | 236 | 178 | 158 | 160 | 158 | 101 | 98 | 96 | 145 | 67 | 75 | 145 | 176 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:04AM1.47m | 2:32PM1.42m | 2:44AM1.53m | 3:09PM1.49m | 3:20AM1.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:46PM0.54m | 8:20AM0.44m | 8:30PM0.46m | 8:57AM0.36m | 9:08PM0.39m | 9:32AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — |
 | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | E 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 104 | 311 | 67 | 74 | 662 | 632 | 568 | 446 | 435 | 326 | 246 | 235 | 197 | 172 | 139 | 108 | 89 | 91 | 118 | 145 | 178 | 178 | 145 | 121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | E 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 10 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 34 | 10 | 372 | 591 | 64 | 40 | 15 | 8 | — | — | — | 236 | 178 | 158 | 160 | 158 | 101 | 98 | 96 | 67 | 67 | 34 | 112 | 176 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | ESE 10 | SSW 12 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 7 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 23 | S 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 13 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 10 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 9 | 44 | 75 | 113 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 75 | 107 | 33 | 126 | 110 | 93 | 39 | 97 | 266 | 373 | 315 | 286 | 379 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 128 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 313 | 359 | 139 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 740 |
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