Salt Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.52° S 31.23° E

Issued: 1 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Salt Rock sea temperature is

21.8° C

Salt Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Salt Rock today (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Salt Rock at 9PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	9s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	10s
Evening (14 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 14					Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	1	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	0	1	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	778	844	861	980	882	802	802	802	725	740	785	918	831	723	621	551	530	458	392	392	332	332	284	284
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	NE	N	NW	NW	NW	NW	ESE	SSE	S	W	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	SSE	ESE	ESE	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	on	off	off	off	off	glassy
High Tide			3:57PM1.79m				4:13AM1.83m				4:40PM1.87m				4:53AM1.83m					5:20PM1.90m				5:31AM1.80m
Low Tide	9:42AM0.11m				10:02PM0.14m				10:23AM0.03m				10:45PM0.11m					11:02AM0.01m				11:26PM0.14m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—
	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	5:14
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	20	19	18	18	17	16	17	21	20	19	19	19	19	18	18	20	20	19	18	18	17	16	17
Feels °C	17	17	17	18	18	17	15	16	20	19	19	19	19	18	17	17	20	18	19	18	18	17	16	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	778	844	861	980	882	802	802	802	725	740	785	918	831	723	621	551	530	458	392	392	332	332	284	284
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 9	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 10	SSE 10	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 4	SSE 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSW 13	SW 13
kJ	53	52	52	33	20	33	19	18	15	9	8	8	19	22	7	7	3	16	35	68	48	29	102	44
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSW 11	SSE 9	S 10	S 10	—	—	—	S 12	S 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSW 9	SSE 10	S 9	S 9	S 4	SSE 9	SW 16	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSE 10	SSW 7
kJ	8	47	17	17	7	—	—	—	3	2	5	12	11	8	20	15	15	3	8	10	15	40	10	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 5	—	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	12	19	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Sunrise KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	43	43	43	0	0	0	0	0	10	277	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	43	43	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Richards Bay (Outside)			Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)		Zinkwazi	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Cape Vidal	Cape Vidal			Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	3			4	3	3	3	3	3		3	3	3	3	3	3	3			2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Eastern Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	9	6	7	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	8	6	6	7

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