Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Salt Rock today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Salt Rock at 1AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Salt Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 7 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 303 | 289 | 155 | 198 | 148 | 188 | 122 | 109 | 97 | 69 | 98 | 86 | 146 | 237 | 438 | 404 | 266 | 388 | 1134 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:30PM1.34m | 2:40AM1.46m | 3:06PM1.47m | 3:14AM1.57m | 3:37PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28PM0.54m | 8:54AM0.41m | 9:05PM0.43m | 9:25AM0.29m | 9:37PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 |
| kJ | 211 | 135 | 95 | 76 | 46 | 106 | 99 | 85 | 60 | 34 | 25 | 78 | 73 | 237 | 438 | 404 | 266 | 259 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 303 | 289 | 155 | 115 | 115 | 188 | 118 | 109 | 97 | 69 | 98 | 20 | 146 | 83 | 41 | 41 | 45 | 46 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 17 | SE 8 | S 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SSW 16 | ESE 10 | E 9 | NE 5 | SE 7 | SSW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 146 | 198 | 148 | 35 | 122 | 42 | 40 | 15 | 31 | 86 | 31 | 41 | 4 | 2 | 40 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 30 | 54 | 83 | 104 | 95 | 236 | 196 | 149 | — | 12 | 31 | 61 | 85 | 89 | 102 | 91 | 145 | 388 | 1134 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 725 | 462 | 259 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 43 | 67 | 94 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 12 | 40 | 1265 | 40 | 117 | 277 |
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