Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Salt Rock today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Salt Rock at 8AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Salt Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 154 | 148 | 117 | 120 | 166 | 162 | 118 | 95 | 85 | 88 | 113 | 143 | 99 | 98 | 83 | 85 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 99 | 149 | 138 | 149 | 121 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:05AM1.35m | 8:49PM1.41m | 9:22AM1.20m | 10:32PM1.30m | 11:42AM1.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06AM0.50m | 2:17PM0.49m | 3:16AM0.63m | 3:39PM0.64m | 5:15AM0.68m | 5:52PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 154 | 148 | 117 | 120 | 122 | 121 | 118 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 36 | 109 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 87 | 149 | 138 | 68 | 121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | E 10 |
| kJ | 44 | 36 | 38 | 26 | 166 | 162 | 111 | 95 | 80 | 88 | 83 | 35 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 85 | 83 | 57 | 56 | 99 | 40 | 24 | 125 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 34 | 61 | 103 | 119 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 113 | 143 | 99 | 98 | 64 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 62 | 45 | — | 4 | 8 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 26 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 66 | 51 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 318 | 138 | 149 | 160 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 116 | 171 | 117 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 259 | 277 | 43 | 0 |
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