Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Salt Rock today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Salt Rock at 12PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Salt Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 89 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 65 | 94 | 138 | 196 | 213 | 222 | 418 | 1030 | 897 | 682 | 339 | 278 | 219 | 165 | 165 | 140 | 147 | 164 | 332 |
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 | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:23AM1.85m | 3:39PM2.03m | 3:56AM1.88m | 4:12PM2.01m | 4:30AM1.86m | 4:47PM1.93m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:24AM-0.01m | 9:50PM-0.04m | 9:58AM-0.03m | 10:23PM-0.03m | 10:34AM0.01m | 10:58PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 79 | 62 | 62 | 55 | 44 | 39 | 138 | 196 | 213 | 147 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 339 | 278 | 219 | 157 | 125 | 140 | 147 | 164 | 332 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 11 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 8 | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 37 | 29 | 47 | 61 | 18 | 11 | 43 | 39 | 38 | 110 | 5 | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 173 | 165 | 165 | 118 | 86 | 86 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | S 12 |
| kJ | 55 | 48 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 75 | 110 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 89 | 58 | 59 | — | 65 | 94 | — | — | — | 222 | 418 | 1030 | 897 | 682 | 222 | 198 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 41 | 43 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 942 | 930 | 94 | 40 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 751 | 0 | 0 |
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