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Salt Rock surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 14 Jan 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
25.1° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Salt Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Salt Rock at 6AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 14). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (14 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (14 Jan)1ft (0.3m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
1.2
E
1.2
E
0.4
E
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
E
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.4
SW
1.7
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.4
S
1.9
S
1.6
S
Period(s) (?)13131312881211111211101068999888777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9898655719520046242327111028188118615241149929754659573619371260
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
0
S
5
W
10
SW
10
E
20
E
10
ENE
40
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
25
SSW
20
S
40
S
45
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
25
SSW
35
S
35
S
30
S
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:58AM
1.14
1:22PM
1.29
2:01AM
1.26
2:14PM
1.40
2:43AM
1.38
2:53PM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:53AM
0.72
7:48PM
0.61
7:57AM
0.61
8:32PM
0.48
8:41AM
0.49
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise---5:07-------5:09-------5:09----
Sunset------6:59-------6:59-------6:58-
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242323252627292825232226262625232323222525252524
Feels °C (?)282726282828322322222126272320192020212322222324
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