Salt Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.52° S 31.23° E

Issued: 7 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Salt Rock sea temperature is

22.2° 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 (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Salt Rock at 1PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	11s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (18 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 18							Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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)	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	1	2	3	3	3	1	1	1	2	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 11	E 10	E 10	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 14	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	250	217	156	156	173	268	420	393	454	522	560	872	512	816	734	878	948	1010	1258	940	833	833	748
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	NE	E	ENE	SW	WSW	WSW	W	W	ENE	E	ENE	WNW	WNW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSE	E	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		6:07AM1.72m				6:37PM1.80m				6:43AM1.62m				7:13PM1.68m				7:19AM1.49m				7:51PM1.55m
Low Tide				12:15PM0.10m				00:43AM0.30m				12:50PM0.21m				1:20AM0.41m				1:27PM0.34m


	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	21	21	20	19	18	18	17	17	20	20	19	18	18	17	18	18	20	20	20	19	18
Feels °C	16	16	20	20	20	19	17	17	15	16	20	19	19	19	19	17	17	16	18	19	19	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 14	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	192	156	156	156	156	268	420	393	454	522	560	872	512	816	734	878	948	1010	1258	940	833	833	748
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	S 13	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 14	S 12	SE 14	E 10	S 11	SSW 11	S 10	SSW 10	E 10	S 10	E 10	S 6	S 9	SSW 10	SSW 9
kJ	250	217	153	104	173	121	121	118	316	325	272	94	191	194	225	173	48	71	46	67	157	209	110
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 10	S 8	SSE 15	SSE 14	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 11	SE 13	E 10	E 10	E 10	SW 12	E 10	S 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	ENE 9
kJ	20	42	69	100	90	50	45	175	89	90	90	38	261	71	69	69	6	47	31	29	28	28	28
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 10	S 4	SSW 6	—	—	—	ENE 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	163	33	77	—	—	—	33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	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	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Sunrise KZN North	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	43	43	0	0	0	18	38	7	325	43	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)		Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Richards Bay (Outside)	Mapelane			Umhlanga	Cape Vidal	Cape Vidal	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Bog Bay		Alkantstrand	Siyayi	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2		2	2	3	3	3	3	4			4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Header Global	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Tora Point New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Loisell's New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	7	5	5	7	7	6	5	5	5

Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Latest Updates

Ben Mondy

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Salt Rock surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

Salt Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

How big are the waves at Salt Rock today (18 Jul):

Short Range Forecast

Latest Updates

How Our WaveFinder Tool Makes Forecasting Easier Than Ever Before

The Five Best Forecasts For International Surfing Day 2026

Best Surf Travel Deals & Discounts For 2026 To Help Make Surf Travel Cheaper

Let Our Surf Alerts Do All Your Forecast Heavy Lifting

Talking To Maddie Meddings on New Film Undercurrents. (And Then Watch It!)

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website