Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Salt Rock today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Salt Rock at 7AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Salt Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 154 | 109 | 103 | 61 | 48 | 32 | 32 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 516 | 508 | 441 | 427 | 375 | 392 | 417 | 432 | 432 | 434 | 490 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:30AM1.50m | 6:53PM1.46m | 7:21AM1.31m | 7:57PM1.24m | 9:20AM1.15m | 10:49PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:23AM0.33m | 12:38PM0.41m | 1:09AM0.52m | 1:34PM0.63m | 2:29AM0.70m | 3:55PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | E 6 | E 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 154 | 100 | 103 | 61 | 48 | 32 | 32 | 21 | 16 | 394 | 474 | 461 | 7 | 7 | 508 | 441 | 427 | 375 | 392 | 417 | 432 | 432 | 434 | 490 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 14 | S 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 109 | 83 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 51 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | S 12 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | 17 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 185 | 42 | 29 | 189 | 260 | 395 | 516 | 456 | 422 | 749 | 750 | 768 | 528 | 516 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 81 | 173 | 777 | 723 | 472 | 347 | 259 | 116 | 1 | 1 | 306 | 601 | 43 | 142 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 930 | 40 | 7 | 0 |
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