Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Salt Rock today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Salt Rock at 3AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Salt Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 386 | 379 | 379 | 320 | 314 | 307 | 295 | 445 | 207 | 207 | 481 | 373 | 325 | 274 | 235 | 230 | 189 | 157 | 153 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:14AM1.62m | 2:33PM1.83m | 2:47AM1.74m | 3:03PM1.93m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12PM0.31m | 8:17AM0.21m | 8:44PM0.17m | 8:48AM0.09m | 9:13PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 7 | E 9 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 386 | 379 | 379 | 320 | 314 | 307 | 295 | 68 | 207 | 135 | 481 | 373 | 325 | 274 | 235 | 230 | 189 | 157 | 153 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 7 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSW 18 | S 8 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 25 | 10 | 178 | 60 | 86 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 57 | 207 | 57 | 42 | 42 | 45 | 33 | 32 | 120 | 118 | 79 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 7 | 44 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 48 | 58 | 133 | 180 | 160 | 146 | 138 | 123 | — | 22 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 9 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | S 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 354 | 255 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 445 | 123 | 220 | 141 | 105 | 90 | — | — | — | 89 | 45 | 86 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 762 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 515 | 777 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 43 | 723 | 117 | 40 | 40 |
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