
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Salt Rock today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Salt Rock at 5AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Salt Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
544 | 544 | 497 | 497 | 632 | 1014 | 821 | 708 | 535 | 821 | 1067 | 809 | 581 | 407 | 327 | 320 | 371 | 356 | 341 | 293 | 293 | 246 | 207 | 425 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:44AM1.28m | 1:18PM1.47m | 1:36AM1.46m | 1:59PM1.67m | 2:14AM1.62m | 2:33PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:55AM0.54m | 7:34PM0.48m | 7:41AM0.36m | 8:12PM0.31m | 8:17AM0.21m | 8:44PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
544 | 544 | 497 | 497 | 632 | 695 | 821 | 708 | 535 | 484 | 443 | 443 | 386 | 379 | 327 | 320 | 371 | 356 | 341 | 293 | 293 | 246 | 207 | 425 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 22 | SW 20 | S 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 |
32 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 10 | 171 | 111 | 72 | 72 | 74 | 64 | 52 | 54 | 55 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 19 |
79 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 33 | 67 | 64 | 48 | 60 | 117 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | E 9 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 |
— | — | 20 | — | — | 1014 | — | 71 | 340 | 821 | 1067 | 809 | 581 | 407 | 259 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 22 | 64 | 80 | 128 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 26 | 43 | 347 | 1 | 0 | 115 | 313 | 445 | 306 | 306 | 277 | 94 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 |
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