Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Salt Rock today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Salt Rock at 9PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Salt Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 411 | 444 | 173 | 198 | 156 | 164 | 156 | 161 | 123 | 90 | 88 | 86 | 62 | 62 | 64 | 42 | 42 | 21 | 20 | 27 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:20PM1.61m | 2:34AM1.65m | 2:57PM1.80m | 3:09AM1.78m | 3:30PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04AM0.37m | 8:28PM0.32m | 8:41AM0.18m | 9:05PM0.17m | 9:14AM0.04m | 9:37PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 411 | 444 | 173 | 198 | 156 | 164 | 156 | 161 | 123 | 90 | 88 | 86 | 62 | 62 | 64 | 42 | 42 | 21 | 20 | 416 | 373 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | E 12 | SSE 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 102 | 6 | 46 | 55 | 29 | 81 | 14 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 27 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 17 | S 17 | E 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 30 | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — |
| kJ | 143 | 239 | 384 | 472 | 450 | 345 | 307 | 270 | 299 | 433 | 655 | 736 | 629 | 507 | 445 | 388 | 398 | 441 | 474 | 613 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 515 | 721 | 733 | 733 | 549 | 259 | 43 | 284 | 515 | 593 | 733 | 549 | 259 | 26 | 0 | 259 | 43 | 723 | 142 | 38 | 7 |
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