Salt Rock surf break

Salt Rock surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 05 Mar 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 slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Salt Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Salt Rock at 12AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 05). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (06 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (06 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


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Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SE
0.3
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
S
4
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
Period(s) (?)13131312121212121212129121257910101112121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)184567616059583737373728277914399220853043285626462377218819441656
Wind
(km/h)
40
NE
25
NE
10
NNE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
5
N
10
WSW
5
NNW
5
N
10
W
15
SSW
55
SSW
55
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:59PM
1.88
5:16AM
1.96
5:24PM
1.82
5:40AM
1.87
5:48PM
1.73
6:02AM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:02PM
-0.03
11:21AM
0.07
11:27PM
0.04
11:45AM
0.14
11:52PM
0.14
12:09PM
0.25
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise-----5:48-------5:48-------5:50--
Sunset6:23-------6:22-------6:22-------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------11221111
Temp. °C292927252526282930262524242626242222202019192020
Feels °C (?)262929292828292933292826262620161515151616171718
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