Salt Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.52° S 31.23° E

Issued: 7 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Salt Rock sea temperature is

22.0° C

Salt Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Salt Rock today (17 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Salt Rock at 3PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	10s
Afternoon (17 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Evening (17 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 17							Saturday 18								Sunday 19
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	1	2	3	3	3	4	3	1	2	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 12	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	SSE 13	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	279	279	279	234	234	234	194	190	250	217	156	156	173	401	427	387	461	1206	1009	980	876	692	680
Wind (km/h)	NNW	WNW	S	S	SSW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	NNW	NE	ENE	NE	WSW	WSW	SW	W	WNW	ESE	SE	S	W	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross
High Tide		5:31AM1.80m				5:59PM1.87m				6:07AM1.72m				6:37PM1.80m				6:43AM1.62m				7:13PM1.68m
Low Tide				11:39AM0.03m				00:05AM0.20m				12:15PM0.10m				00:43AM0.30m				12:50PM0.21m


	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	20	20	19	18	18	17	17	17	20	22	20	19	19	18	17	17	20	20	19	18	18
Feels °C	16	17	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	17	19	20	20	20	19	17	16	16	20	19	19	19	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 11	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12
kJ	279	279	279	234	234	234	194	190	192	192	156	156	153	401	427	387	342	1206	1009	980	876	692	680
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 9	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 9	SSW 11	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	S 13	E 10	E 10	SSE 14	SSE 13	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 11	S 11	SSW 10
kJ	139	99	26	29	14	39	37	178	250	217	153	131	173	121	121	281	461	90	90	94	112	149	94
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSW 13	S 10	S 10	SSW 15	SSW 14	—	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 10	SSW 8	SSE 15	E 10	E 10	S 12	S 11	S 11	E 10	E 10	S 11
kJ	10	10	33	2	2	22	40	—	20	42	69	100	90	96	125	118	89	67	38	38	96	71	82
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SSW 9	S 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	26	41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Sunrise KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	40	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	38	43	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	117	40	0	7
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2			3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Warner Beach Durban/KZN South	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Outer Pool Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	4	5	6	7	6	6	9	9	8	9	8	5	5	7	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7

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