Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Salt Rock today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Salt Rock at 4AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Salt Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 105 | 98 | 136 | 133 | 122 | 117 | 97 | 78 | 134 | 256 | 292 | 346 | 326 | 312 | 242 | 324 | 155 | 147 | 133 | 97 | 123 | 122 | 357 | 265 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:27AM1.59m | 2:45PM1.74m | 2:54AM1.73m | 3:11PM1.88m | 3:21AM1.83m | 3:37PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:32AM0.25m | 8:51PM0.23m | 8:57AM0.11m | 9:18PM0.10m | 9:24AM0.01m | 9:45PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 104 | 84 | 136 | 133 | 122 | 117 | 97 | 78 | 78 | 256 | 292 | 346 | 326 | 312 | 242 | 324 | 155 | 158 | 111 | 68 | 66 | 122 | 357 | 397 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | SW 5 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 70 | 59 | 64 | 65 | 46 | 19 | 45 | 31 | 29 | 61 | 57 | 43 | 34 | 47 | 46 | 16 | 30 | 147 | 133 | 97 | 123 | 70 | 1 | 265 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | E 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | S 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 105 | 98 | 95 | 90 | 85 | 46 | 56 | 55 | 134 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 33 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 83 | 47 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 64 | 44 | 70 | 111 | 140 | 171 | — | — | — | 127 | 126 | 428 | 658 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 40 | 40 | 117 | 325 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 94 | 444 | 306 | 67 | 18 |
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