Salt Rock surf break

Salt Rock surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 19 Apr 2026 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
24.6° 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 3AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.7
SSW
1
S
1.4
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.7
SSW
1.9
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.2
S
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
S
Period(s) (?)111111131346799101212151514141414146778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7323221717176018346151662210397501051627449361293293459399653710880
Wind
(km/h)
35
NE
25
NNE
15
NNW
20
NNW
5
WNW
25
SW
25
S
30
S
20
SSE
20
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
15
E
10
SW
40
SSW
35
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:54PM
1.86
5:12AM
1.93
5:31PM
1.77
5:49AM
1.76
6:11PM
1.63
6:30AM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:58PM
0.00
11:23AM
0.06
11:36PM
0.13
12:00PM
0.20
12:17AM
0.31
12:43PM
0.38
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise-----6:16-------6:16-------6:16--
Sunset5:31-------5:30-------5:30-------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------111-------2-1-
Temp. °C312826282725262524222121202125262424242020191919
Feels °C (?)272625262722222021202121202122232226271515151313
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