Salt Rock surf break

Salt Rock surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 21 Feb 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
27.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Salt Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Salt Rock at 2AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (22 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (22 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
1.1
ENE
0.7
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.3
NE
1.6
ENE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)9999991088858756131313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5858606061626462434259568686145818612512512384787675
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
10
ENE
10
N
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
ENE
45
ENE
45
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:04PM
1.79
6:26AM
1.86
6:36PM
1.66
7:00AM
1.69
7:12PM
1.48
7:41AM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:10AM
0.05
12:35PM
0.20
12:43AM
0.19
1:12PM
0.36
1:21AM
0.38
1:57PM
0.55
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise-----5:39-------5:41-------5:41--
Sunset6:36-------6:35-------6:34-------
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-321-1----------21021---2
Temp. °C272624232324262626242322222329272524232222222425
Feels °C (?)292926262627272525242322222227222024222122222728
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