Salt Rock Surf Break

Salt Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.52° S 31.23° E

Issued: 7 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Salt Rock sea temperature is
21.5° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Salt Rock at 3AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (05 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (05 Jul)4ft (1.2m)11s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1361
1100
950
831
884
815
736
615
492
411
354
273
229
220
157
157
127
124
82
80
63
61
61
33
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
on
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:28PM1.66m
6:33AM1.59m
7:04PM1.63m
7:11AM1.51m
7:46PM1.58m
7:57AM1.42m
Low Tide
00:32AM0.36m
12:45PM0.26m
1:11AM0.42m
1:23PM0.33m
1:58AM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:50
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6:50
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6:50
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5:07
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5:07
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5:08
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5:08
 mm
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—
—
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—
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—
—
—
—
—
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Temp °C
18
17
17
17
16
16
20
20
20
19
17
16
16
16
19
21
22
21
18
18
18
17
21
23
Feels °C
17
16
15
15
14
14
18
16
18
18
16
14
13
13
16
17
21
20
15
15
14
13
17
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
1
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.4
SE
10
Energy kJ
1361
1100
950
831
884
815
736
615
492
411
354
273
229
220
157
157
127
82
142
147
131
102
75
33
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.9
NE
5
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.3
E
10
Energy kJ
65
64
63
63
62
62
62
58
40
39
39
39
41
46
42
34
34
124
82
80
63
61
61
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
SE
11
Energy kJ
15
8
7
7
6
6
6
34
33
31
29
39
38
38
37
20
19
18
18
19
19
18
18
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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—
—
—
—
—
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0.6
ENE
3
0.9
NE
4
1
NE
5
1.4
NNE
5
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.9
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7
29
44
102
101
107
136
82
92
226
321
306
261
200
159
73
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Umhlanga
KZN North
Reunion
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KZN North
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KZN North
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
43
0
0
0
0
0
26
43
43
0
0
0
0
0
12
43
0
0
0
0
0
0
43
43
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