Salt Rock surf break

Salt Rock surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 06 Mar 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
25.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Salt Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Salt Rock at 12PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 06). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (06 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (06 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


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Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Mon
09
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
1.1
E
0.7
SSW
2
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
S
4
S
4
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
1.8
S
Period(s) (?)121212121212997125891011111212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6058573737372128134123227134025283232318427752544225419761544141314131308973
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
10
NNW
15
SSW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NW
20
SSW
55
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crossoffcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:16AM
1.96
5:24PM
1.82
5:40AM
1.87
5:48PM
1.73
6:02AM
1.75
6:11PM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:21AM
0.07
11:27PM
0.04
11:45AM
0.14
11:52PM
0.14
12:09PM
0.25
12:15AM
0.28
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Mon
09
Sunrise-5:48-------5:48-------5:50------
Sunset----6:22-------6:22-------6:20---
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1------11111-1-----
Temp. °C252629333425252524262624222221202019202121212019
Feels °C (?)292830323527282827262017151616171817191920212018
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