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Salt Rock surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 15 Oct 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Salt Rock today?
The current surf forecast for Salt Rock at 2PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Salt Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 422 | 332 | 276 | 210 | 180 | 176 | 166 | 166 | 508 | 1243 | 2600 | 4271 | 4619 | 3529 | 2858 | 2539 | 2042 | 1807 | 1308 | 996 | 411 | 364 | 426 | 376 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:03PM 1.22 | 12:36AM 1.21 | 1:11PM 1.40 | 1:27AM 1.37 | 1:49PM 1.57 | 2:02AM 1.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:35PM 0.73 | 6:46AM 0.61 | 7:29PM 0.56 | 7:31AM 0.45 | 8:02PM 0.41 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 18 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for KZN North
The wind is still cross-on at Salt Rock (light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 130 to 210 degs) at Durban Shaka Airport 15 km from Salt Rock). 2.7m 9s swell from the SSW with a 0.9m 9s swell from the SE. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
2 h 16 min ago
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