Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Salt Rock today (03 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Salt Rock at 12AM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 02). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (03 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (03 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Salt Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sun 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1328 | 3755 | 3695 | 3881 | 2182 | 2681 | 3395 | 2764 | 1814 | 1283 | 2651 | 3246 | 3292 | 2803 | 2165 | 1715 | 1530 | 1268 | 1138 | 1018 | 947 | 844 | 749 | 749 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:22PM1.67m | 5:27AM1.68m | 5:54PM1.68m | 5:59AM1.65m | 6:28PM1.66m | 6:33AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:22PM0.30m | 11:39AM0.18m | 11:56PM0.33m | 12:11PM0.21m | 00:32AM0.36m | 12:45PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 51 | 2291 | 1932 | 1840 | 2182 | 2681 | 3395 | 2764 | 1814 | 1283 | 2651 | 3246 | 3292 | 2803 | 2165 | 1715 | 1530 | 1268 | 1138 | 1018 | 947 | 844 | 749 | 749 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | E 9 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 38 | 37 | 30 | 31 | 85 | 82 | 79 | 82 | 593 | 103 | 101 | 101 | 98 | 93 | 93 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | NE 7 | E 15 | ENE 7 | E 14 | NE 7 | — | — | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | SW 10 | S 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 51 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 8 | — | — | 116 | 75 | 100 | 98 | 98 | — | 53 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 |
| kJ | 1328 | 3755 | 3695 | 3881 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 337 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 43 |
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