Salt Rock surf break

Salt Rock surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 22 Feb 2026 SAST
Forecast 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
27.8° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Salt Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Salt Rock at 3AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (23 Feb)6ft (1.9m)6s
Evening (23 Feb)2ft (0.6m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
1
NE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.4
ENE
1.8
ENE
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SW
0.5
S
0.8
SSW
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)8885775613131313131212121212151213778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)624242468686105207861251251238478767575757577181131108114
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
30
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NNE
5
NW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
S
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:36PM
1.66
7:00AM
1.69
7:12PM
1.48
7:41AM
1.49
7:58PM
1.29
8:45AM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:43AM
0.19
1:12PM
0.36
1:21AM
0.38
1:57PM
0.55
2:13AM
0.60
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise-----5:41-------5:41-------5:43--
Sunset6:35-------6:34-------6:32-------
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------443-------------
Temp. °C262524232224282625242323222329292825242323242526
Feels °C (?)252423232223252322242324232430303026272122232425
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