Salt Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.52° S 31.23° E

Issued: 1 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Salt Rock sea temperature is

20.2°C

Salt Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Salt Rock today (13 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Salt Rock at 5AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s
Afternoon (13 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	18s
Evening (13 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, near gales from the NE by Mon afternoon).
	Sunday 13								Monday 14								Tuesday 15
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	1	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SE 9	S 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	160	106	164	274	329	315	283	266	196	174	123	132	109	79	48	166	63	33	912	771	695	796	739	755
Wind (km/h)	E	WSW	SW	E	E	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	E	SSE	ENE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide		4:39AM1.89m				4:56PM1.98m					5:06AM1.84m				5:22PM1.89m				5:32AM1.74m				5:47PM1.75m
Low Tide				10:42AM-0.05m					11:03PM0.04m				11:09AM0.03m				11:29PM0.13m				11:35AM0.14m


	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	7	—	—
Temp °C	20	19	20	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	22	27	26	24	23	22	21	21	20	24	23	20	19	19
Feels °C	23	22	23	22	21	20	19	20	18	17	17	21	18	15	15	15	15	20	19	23	24	20	19	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	SSE 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 9	S 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 14	SSW 14	ENE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 12	E 10	E 10
kJ	160	87	164	164	165	315	283	71	85	66	73	132	109	79	48	67	63	1182	912	771	695	27	739	755
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	E 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	S 9	S 9	SSW 13	SSW 14	—	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	—	SSW 11	SSW 11
kJ	86	106	92	71	67	50	71	266	196	174	123	81	7	2	34	166	—	33	30	29	28	—	25	24
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	E 5	SSW 11	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 10	S 10	S 10	E 9	—	S 9	S 18	S 9	—	S 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	41	17	39	274	329	33	31	31	52	—	7	54	7	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 9	ENE 6	ENE 9	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	—	—	—	E 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
kJ	32	27	28	274	53	206	121	220	268	367	494	650	1200	1634	1929	1755	1599	1652	—	—	—	796	1044	1064
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Noordhoek Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Pipe Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mzimpuni Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salmon Bay KZN North	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	2	3	1	5	5	6	2	2	2	2	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	43	43	43	740	898	898	733	729	593	721	593	443	262	178	1	0	43	12	38	43	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Richards Bay (Inside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)															Umhlanga	Sodwana		Umhlanga	Siyayi		Siyayi
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2															4	3		3	4		4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Seal Point Eastern Cape (S)	Dolphin Point Overberg	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Wedge Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	4	4	4	6	9	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Greenmeadows New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Fish Boma South Africa	Injidup Carpark Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Sea Vista South Africa	Cloudbreak Fiji	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cintsa West South Africa	Hole-in-the-Wall South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Supertubes Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Saint Leu Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion
Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	7	6	5	6	5	5	6	6	5	6	6	6	9	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6

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