
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Salt Rock today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Salt Rock at 4PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 14). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Salt Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | 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 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
174 | 123 | 138 | 109 | 121 | 48 | 67 | 63 | 55 | 51 | 601 | 606 | 606 | 685 | 632 | 580 | 618 | 643 | 586 | 586 | 510 | 443 | 379 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:06AM1.84m | 5:22PM1.89m | 5:32AM1.74m | 5:47PM1.75m | 5:57AM1.61m | 6:10PM1.60m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09AM0.03m | 11:29PM0.13m | 11:35AM0.14m | 11:54PM0.24m | 12:01PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 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 |
51 | 123 | 138 | 109 | 121 | 48 | 67 | 63 | 994 | 675 | 601 | 606 | 606 | 685 | 632 | 580 | 618 | 643 | 586 | 586 | 510 | 443 | 379 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSE 7 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 3 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
174 | 11 | 81 | 7 | 2 | 34 | — | — | 55 | 51 | 49 | 28 | 2 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 18 | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | — | S 16 | SW 17 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 18 | — | SSW 16 | SW 12 |
16 | 15 | 54 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | 5 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 12 | — | 26 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 |
338 | 485 | 655 | 1387 | 1725 | 1921 | 1852 | 1604 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 138 | 275 | 321 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 733 | 593 | 593 | 601 | 523 | 448 | 262 | 142 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 67 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 898 | 942 | 930 | 922 |
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