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Salt Rock surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 04 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
24.6° 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 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 04). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Salt Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | |
198 | 195 | 151 | 116 | 114 | 83 | 100 | 93 | 128 | 89 | 161 | 151 | 117 | 144 | 152 | 150 | 103 | 69 | 64 | 62 | 226 | 778 | 1510 | 1895 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:43AM1.74m | 5:01PM1.65m | 5:10AM1.66m | 5:30PM1.57m | 5:39AM1.57m | 6:02PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:53AM0.18m | 11:02PM0.26m | 11:21AM0.25m | 11:32PM0.36m | 11:52AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 18 |
21 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
 kJ | 198 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 79 | 68 | 96 | 181 | 170 | 116 | 93 | 67 | 117 | 144 | 152 | 150 | 103 | 30 | 38 | 28 | 226 | 778 | 1510 | 1895 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 5 | S 13 | S 12 | S 4 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | SSW 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 195 | 151 | 116 | 114 | 83 | 75 | 72 | 128 | 21 | 161 | 151 | 12 | 27 | 42 | 28 | 12 | 69 | 64 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 4 | S 13 | S 5 | SSE 11 | NE 7 | SSW 4 | SSE 11 | NE 7 | SSE 10 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 11 | SSW 11 | E 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 20 | 46 | 73 | 73 | 100 | 93 | 6 | 89 | 16 | 23 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 62 | 12 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | SSW 4 | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | NE 5 | — | NW 2 | — | N 3 | NW 4 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 75 | 187 | 206 | — | — | 123 | 224 | — | 21 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | 42 | 87 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 16 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 777 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 7 |
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