Salt Rock surf break

Salt Rock surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 22 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
26.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Salt Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Salt Rock at 7PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (22 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (22 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
S
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.1
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
S
1.8
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)1211101010108811577776161515141414141415
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)28826323117714498144112285168527522324199132259402456443443443366371376
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
0
SSE
35
S
45
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SE
0
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
onglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:44PM
1.81
6:03AM
1.84
6:17PM
1.66
6:38AM
1.64
6:55PM
1.47
7:19AM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:40AM
0.04
11:48PM
0.06
12:13PM
0.18
12:23AM
0.23
12:49PM
0.36
1:04AM
0.45
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise-------5:58-------6:00-------6:01
Sunset--6:04-------6:02-------6:01-----
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------1---421------
Temp. °C252525242424242526252424232323232324242423232223
Feels °C (?)262628282828272924212122222223242527272826262424
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