Salt Rock surf break

Salt Rock surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 28 Feb 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
26.2° 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 9AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (28 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (28 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
1.6
ENE
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.1
S
1.9
S
Period(s) (?)13131212126131313121212121212121216678888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1682091871811341789996931211551671581531501611725543076771042754527399
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
W
15
SSW
10
SW
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
25
S
15
S
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:09AM
1.42
2:26PM
1.51
2:50AM
1.63
3:03PM
1.67
3:24AM
1.81
3:35PM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:18AM
0.48
8:36PM
0.34
8:58AM
0.30
9:10PM
0.17
9:31AM
0.16
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise---5:45-------5:45-------5:46----
Sunset------6:29-------6:28-------6:27-
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------1542311--1
Temp. °C232221233030282828272425272625232322201919202121
Feels °C (?)252322243029283128272628282827232421171514141718
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