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Salt Rock surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
24.8° 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 4PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Salt Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 13 | 13 | 23 | 63 | 86 | 78 | 69 | 60 | 50 | 39 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 26 | 120 | 16 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:40PM 1.72 | 2:57AM 1.94 | 3:13PM 1.83 | 3:29AM 2.04 | 3:46PM 1.89 | 4:02AM 2.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:36AM 0.19 | 8:41PM 0.11 | 9:08AM 0.05 | 9:14PM -0.00 | 9:40AM -0.04 | 9:47PM -0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 29 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 29 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 30 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 |
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