Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Salt Rock today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Salt Rock at 3AM is: 2.1m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Salt Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 192 | 372 | 506 | 246 | 619 | 1556 | 2730 | 2154 | 1553 | 1039 | 1174 | 542 | 540 | 605 | 631 | 612 | 612 | 574 | 590 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 11:13PM1.20m | 12:20PM1.12m | 00:56AM1.24m | 1:42PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:20PM0.74m | 5:53AM0.74m | 6:20PM0.75m | 7:24AM0.66m | 7:40PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 19 | SSW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 192 | 164 | 161 | 106 | 103 | 99 | 76 | 60 | 192 | 333 | 670 | 542 | 528 | 605 | 631 | 612 | 612 | 574 | 590 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 22 | SSW 20 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 164 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 78 | 43 | 42 | 385 | 457 | 540 | 402 | 309 | 309 | 225 | 225 | 218 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 23 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 37 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 41 | 40 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 372 | 506 | 246 | 619 | 1556 | 2730 | 2154 | 1553 | 1039 | 1174 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 0 | 40 | 313 | 755 | 445 | 721 | 444 | 369 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 722 | 117 | 0 | 0 |
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