Salt Rock surf break

Salt Rock surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 06 Apr 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
25.7° 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 10AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 2.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (06 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (06 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
3
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.2
SSW
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
Period(s) (?)131313121318141313161615151415151415141515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1009838825800722851849722653224118661460110891810241147931126393811081154925925769
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
10
SW
10
WSW
35
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
5
N
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
25
NE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:31AM
1.72
5:44PM
1.61
5:54AM
1.60
6:09PM
1.48
6:19AM
1.45
6:38PM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:22PM
0.18
11:39AM
0.23
11:47PM
0.30
12:05PM
0.35
12:13AM
0.44
12:33PM
0.49
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise---6:07-------6:07-------6:09----
Sunset------5:45-------5:45-------5:44-
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----11------11---------
Temp. °C232322232322212121212121222222212121202024242322
Feels °C (?)262523201817171718181818202223222222202021202019
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