Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Salt Rock today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Salt Rock at 3AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Salt Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 439 | 385 | 370 | 367 | 326 | 316 | 392 | 309 | 347 | 393 | 297 | 258 | 223 | 195 | 163 | 167 | 167 | 138 | 138 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:45PM1.09m | 11:46AM1.01m | 00:35AM1.09m | 1:25PM1.18m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00AM0.86m | 6:08PM0.89m | 7:03AM0.75m | 7:28PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 439 | 385 | 370 | 367 | 326 | 316 | 309 | 309 | 347 | 339 | 297 | 258 | 223 | 195 | 163 | 167 | 167 | 138 | 138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 72 | 41 | 67 | 35 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 69 | 99 | 151 | 246 | 222 | 147 | 135 | 92 | 61 | 34 | 6 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | NE 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | S 16 | S 16 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 72 | — | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 392 | — | — | 393 | 359 | 330 | — | — | 6 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 40 | 7 |
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