Salt Rock surf break

Salt Rock surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 10 Apr 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
25.1° 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 3PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (10 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.3
ENE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)111111111166516161615151566141313135131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)127898659598877575386827774109105969492878593555148
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
N
15
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
N
15
E
25
ENE
20
NE
5
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
N
25
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
15
NNE
10
WSW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offglassoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:39AM
1.15
9:41PM
1.06
11:09AM
1.08
12:35AM
1.19
12:49PM
1.23
1:21AM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:34PM
0.79
4:15AM
0.88
5:50PM
0.76
6:45AM
0.75
6:58PM
0.60
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
Sunrise-6:09-------6:09-------6:11------
Sunset----5:42-------5:40-------5:39---
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222326262524232322242928252324232222262726242424
Feels °C (?)252626252627252522242827252727262525252425252624
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