Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Salt Rock today (02 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Salt Rock at 1AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 01). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (02 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (02 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Salt Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Sat 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | S 14 | S 9 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 85 | 90 | 60 | 196 | 177 | 231 | 155 | 1212 | 1392 | 2291 | 3535 | 2111 | 1780 | 1871 | 2027 | 2059 | 1435 | 799 | 2362 | 2750 | 2668 | 2508 | 2111 | 1759 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:50PM1.65m | 4:56AM1.69m | 5:22PM1.67m | 5:27AM1.68m | 5:54PM1.68m | 5:59AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50PM0.29m | 11:08AM0.18m | 11:22PM0.30m | 11:39AM0.18m | 11:56PM0.33m | 12:11PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 85 | 293 | 258 | 196 | 177 | 153 | 32 | 65 | 51 | 38 | 2360 | 2111 | 1780 | 1871 | 2027 | 2059 | 1435 | 786 | 2362 | 2750 | 2668 | 2508 | 2111 | 1759 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | SSW 15 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | SSE 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 21 | 90 | 60 | 113 | 168 | 231 | 82 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 85 | 117 | 115 | 110 | 799 | 138 | 79 | 99 | 96 | 93 | 93 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | SSW 10 | S 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | NE 8 | ENE 8 | E 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | SSE 15 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | S 21 |
| kJ | — | 45 | 30 | 122 | 111 | 111 | 155 | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 2 | — | 42 | 103 | 101 | 101 | 97 | 93 | 90 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | S 14 | S 9 | S 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 276 | 214 | 7 | 12 | — | 6 | 59 | 1212 | 1392 | 2291 | 3535 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 313 | 625 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 43 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 40 |
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