Salt Rock surf break

Salt Rock surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 27 Feb 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
26.3° 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 4AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (27 Feb)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (27 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
1.2
S
0.6
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.4
NE
0.6
E
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)7781515614131313126121413131312121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)51515069106971292251682091871311161079996129121155167158150150164
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
5
NE
5
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
5
S
5
WNW
10
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
20
NE
25
ENE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
S
15
E
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:03AM
1.19
1:35PM
1.32
2:09AM
1.42
2:26PM
1.51
2:50AM
1.63
3:03PM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:16AM
0.68
7:54PM
0.54
8:18AM
0.48
8:36PM
0.34
8:58AM
0.30
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise---5:43-------5:45-------5:45----
Sunset------6:30-------6:29-------6:28-
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--16-21---------------24
Temp. °C242423222223232322222124323432293127242627272524
Feels °C (?)262726222124262623222024323332292927252929282724
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