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Salt Rock surf break

Salt Rock surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 31 Dec 2025 SAST
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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
23.9° C
 (Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Salt Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Salt Rock at 3PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 31). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Dec)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (31 Dec)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (31 Dec)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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

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Wednesday
31
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Sat
03
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
1.7
E
0.1
S
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.3
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2
S
2
S
Period(s) (?)71212121212816888888669101098888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2173333334652271962012081911871611606621026893656569553478466
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
10
NE
20
NE
35
ENE
25
NNE
10
NW
10
NE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
30
SW
30
S
40
S
35
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		offcrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:19PM
1.57
1:54AM
1.47
2:17PM
1.68
2:47AM
1.61
3:06PM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:49AM
0.47
7:42PM
0.38
7:55AM
0.36
8:35PM
0.26
8:49AM
0.24
9:20PM
0.15
Wednesday
31
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Sat
03
Sunrise4:56-------4:58-------4:58-------
Sunset----6:58-------6:58-------6:58---
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----23------1-----------
Temp. °C192126252423222120222325242322212023242423232222
Feels °C (?)172126222425242220232424252220201920201919212020
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