Salt Rock surf break

Salt Rock surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 18 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
24.9° 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 6PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (18 Apr)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
0.7
SSW
1.5
ENE
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.7
S
1
S
1.4
S
1.9
S
1.6
S
1.3
SSW
1.8
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)46671111111212511111313134569910121215
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33101126199564498382341145120512335171714521575754073499186781024
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
10
E
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
35
NNE
25
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
SW
25
S
25
S
35
S
15
SSE
15
SE
5
E
5
N
5
N
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:19PM
1.91
4:36AM
2.03
4:54PM
1.86
5:12AM
1.93
5:31PM
1.77
5:49AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:13AM
-0.07
10:22PM
-0.06
10:47AM
-0.03
10:58PM
0.00
11:23AM
0.06
11:36PM
0.13
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-------6:15-------6:16-------6:16
Sunset--5:32-------5:31-------5:30-----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------------1-1-
Temp. °C252423232222212125303129273027262625242221202021
Feels °C (?)222121222222212024282827263027242219222022212121
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