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Salt Rock surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
26.2° C
(Which is 2.0°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 8PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (07 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Salt Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | |
955 | 799 | 703 | 520 | 982 | 2490 | 3219 | 3835 | 3567 | 1750 | 2032 | 1597 | 1895 | 1928 | 1928 | 1514 | 1357 | 1401 | 1084 | 865 | 773 | 604 | 492 | 345 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:41PM1.37m | 6:50AM1.35m | 7:35PM1.27m | 7:50AM1.24m | 9:07PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:28PM0.45m | 00:43AM0.59m | 1:14PM0.56m | 1:42AM0.71m | 2:24PM0.65m | 3:23AM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | 5:14 |
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Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 9 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
 kJ | 955 | 799 | 703 | 520 | 340 | 846 | 1365 | 1565 | 1644 | 1750 | 2032 | 1597 | 1895 | 1928 | 1928 | 1514 | 1357 | 1401 | 1084 | 865 | 773 | 604 | 492 | 345 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 22 | 36 | 35 | 161 | 296 | 266 | 196 | 125 | 486 | 612 | 827 | 1349 | 1213 | 940 | 703 | 555 | 472 | 36 | 35 | 23 | 33 | 33 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 8 | SSE 12 | S 13 | SE 20 | SSE 19 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | NE 4 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 240 | 81 | 98 | 241 | 98 | 83 | 69 | 66 | 47 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 12 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 982 | 2490 | 3219 | 3835 | 3567 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 87 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 94 | 43 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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