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Salt Rock surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 13 May 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
24.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Salt Rock today?
The current surf forecast for Salt Rock at 8PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Salt Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | |
567 | 638 | 942 | 1155 | 2972 | 3761 | 2328 | 1452 | 1278 | 1154 | 964 | 819 | 457 | 382 | 317 | 426 | 441 | 1434 | 1809 | 2147 | 2206 | 2119 | 2061 | 1830 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 1:22PM1.48m | 1:42AM1.74m | 2:04PM1.61m | 2:22AM1.87m | 2:44PM1.72m | 3:02AM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:20PM0.33m | 7:58AM0.24m | 8:03PM0.20m | 8:38AM0.12m | 8:44PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — |
 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
23 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
 kJ | 567 | 638 | 942 | 1155 | 6 | 3761 | 2328 | 1452 | 1278 | 1154 | 964 | 819 | 457 | 382 | 317 | 426 | 441 | 1434 | 1809 | 2147 | 2206 | 2119 | 2061 | 1830 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 264 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 126 | 298 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 34 | 33 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 8 | SSW 16 | S 16 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 80 | 121 | 4 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 5 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 83 | 2972 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 625 | 625 | 625 | 262 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 40 | 115 | 40 | 40 | 22 | 7 | 7 |
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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