Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Salt Rock today (08 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Salt Rock at 3AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Salt Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wed 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 7 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
530 | 596 | 566 | 555 | 477 | 468 | 468 | 392 | 392 | 392 | 384 | 327 | 273 | 268 | 220 | 171 | 168 | 136 | 133 | 133 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 130 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:27PM1.41m | 8:41AM1.30m | 9:37PM1.41m | 10:01AM1.27m | 10:52PM1.45m | 11:24AM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40AM0.63m | 2:59PM0.53m | 3:58AM0.63m | 4:12PM0.55m | 5:18AM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | |
5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
530 | 596 | 566 | 555 | 477 | 468 | 468 | 392 | 392 | 392 | 384 | 327 | 273 | 268 | 220 | 171 | 168 | 136 | 133 | 52 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 130 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
150 | 115 | 100 | 67 | 59 | 39 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 133 | 40 | 29 | 23 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 14 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 8 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
— | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | — | 9 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 6 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 8 | — | 17 | 14 | 23 | — | 20 | 52 | 50 | 54 | 89 | 168 | 128 | 74 | 83 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 40 | 40 | 369 | 277 | 178 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 43 |
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