Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Salt Rock today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Salt Rock at 11PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Salt Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1037 | 924 | 861 | 707 | 604 | 541 | 444 | 400 | 222 | 151 | 204 | 223 | 228 | 233 | 271 | 335 | 335 | 426 | 434 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:49PM1.88m | 4:01AM1.86m | 4:25PM1.97m | 4:35AM1.89m | 4:58PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55PM0.10m | 10:08AM-0.03m | 10:31PM0.05m | 10:41AM-0.07m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 1037 | 924 | 861 | 707 | 604 | 541 | 444 | 400 | 222 | 151 | 204 | 223 | 228 | 233 | 271 | 335 | 335 | 426 | 434 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 |
| kJ | 100 | 107 | 70 | 47 | 116 | 86 | 114 | 75 | 80 | 140 | 112 | 95 | 91 | 77 | 59 | 15 | 26 | 25 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 23 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 19 | 11 | 39 | 64 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 63 | 128 | 78 | 48 | 129 | 205 | 106 | 104 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | — | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 16 | — | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 942 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
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