Salt Rock surf break

Salt Rock surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 26 Mar 2026 SAST
Forecast 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
26.2° 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 11PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)--
Afternoon (26 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (26 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.8
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
0.6
SSW
1.7
ENE
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)788888881361212121212887788899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)131138822022021901491671351791191218583111227221215159138113113120126
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
W
5
NNW
10
NNE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:22PM
1.12
11:54AM
1.14
1:00AM
1.27
1:24PM
1.30
1:53AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:09PM
0.75
5:05AM
0.81
6:25PM
0.71
7:20AM
0.65
7:34PM
0.52
8:07AM
0.46
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise-----6:01-------6:01-------6:03--
Sunset5:59-------5:58-------5:57-------
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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thunderstorm
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Rain (mm)
----------------36-1----
Temp. °C252423232324272726252424232530292523242323232424
Feels °C (?)262625262626272726262628262831292425252324242625
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