Salt Rock surf break

Salt Rock surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 20 Feb 2026 SAST
Forecast 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
27.1° C
(Which is 1.0°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 12PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.5
SSW
0.7
SE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
S
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
NE
Period(s) (?)9999148998999999999856666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)237199132931056865535155575858586060626252108154162171159
Wind
(km/h)
0
NW
0
SW
15
E
20
E
10
ENE
15
NNE
5
N
10
WNW
5
NW
0
WNW
15
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:25AM
2.02
5:34PM
1.88
5:54AM
1.97
6:04PM
1.79
6:26AM
1.86
6:36PM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:31AM
0.02
11:39PM
-0.04
12:02PM
0.09
12:10AM
0.05
12:35PM
0.20
12:43AM
0.19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise-5:39-------5:39-------5:39------
Sunset----6:37-------6:36-------6:35---
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----12-----------------
Temp. °C242527272725242322232627262524232324262625252322
Feels °C (?)293029283028282423252727272726252524242322242121
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