Salt Rock surf break

Salt Rock surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 30 Jan 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
25.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Salt Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Salt Rock at 2AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (31 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (31 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
E
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)13131313888131312812128888811106667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)939595981301131021351251158281777054597174373511910297127
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNW
5
WSW
5
SW
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
NW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
S
15
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
NE
15
NNE
5
ENE
10
NNW
5
NNE
15
ESE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrossoffglasscrossonononoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crossoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:24PM
1.55
2:53AM
1.58
3:10PM
1.69
3:35AM
1.75
3:48PM
1.80
4:12AM
1.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:40PM
0.33
8:58AM
0.30
9:21PM
0.17
9:40AM
0.18
9:57PM
0.05
10:17AM
0.10
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise-----5:22-------5:22-------5:24--
Sunset6:52-------6:52-------6:52-------
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1---------------1-----
Temp. °C262423222224262626252423232526272625242422242627
Feels °C (?)272525242527272728282625262827282828262824272627
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