Salt Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.52° S 31.23° E

Issued: 7 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Salt Rock sea temperature is

22.7° 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 (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Salt Rock at 1PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	14s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Evening (19 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 19							Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	1	2	3	3	3	1	0	0	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	1	0	0	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	SSE 14	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	454	604	560	902	583	816	864	933	948	1010	1010	1345	1177	993	819	748	672	614	546	546	546	486	486
Wind (km/h)	WSW	W	SE	ESE	ENE	NNW	NW	NNW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NE	ENE	NE	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	on	cross-on	cross	off	off	off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	glassy	off	off	off	off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		6:43AM1.62m				7:13PM1.68m				7:19AM1.49m				7:51PM1.55m				7:58AM1.35m					8:34PM1.40m
Low Tide				12:50PM0.21m				1:20AM0.41m				1:27PM0.34m					2:01AM0.53m				2:06PM0.49m


	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	21	21	20	19	18	17	16	18	20	21	20	19	18	17	16	16	20	20	20	18	17
Feels °C	16	17	21	20	20	20	19	17	14	14	16	18	18	20	17	16	15	15	18	17	18	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	SSE 14	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	454	604	560	902	583	816	864	933	948	1010	1010	1345	1177	993	819	748	672	614	546	546	546	486	486
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	S 12	SE 14	E 10	SE 13	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 10	S 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 14	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 16	S 16	SSW 16
kJ	316	325	272	94	261	194	187	167	100	47	46	29	28	71	88	110	59	47	82	55	91	134	203
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 11	S 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 16	SSW 16	S 10	S 10	SSW 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 12	SSW 12	E 9	SSW 17	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	90	90	90	38	112	71	71	69	48	5	24	17	17	26	27	27	50	29	15	56	15	15	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 10	SSW 6	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 3	ENE 4	NE 4	NE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	250	126	102	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	11	18	19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	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	Blythedale KZN North	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3
Distance (km)	0	0	7	43	43	0	0	0	18	94	117	369	40	0	0	0	0	0	43	43	43	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Mapelane	Mapelane	Mapelane			Umhlanga	Sodwana	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay	Cape Vidal	Alkantstrand			Alkantstrand	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)			Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4			4	4	4	4	4	4			4	3	3	3	3	3			3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Jongensfontein Overberg	Hout Bay Cape Town	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Silwerstroom West Coast	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Jongensfontein Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	6	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5

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