Surf Forecasts:
Salt Rock surf forecast from 11 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 19 Nov, 8PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period, E swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 21 Nov, 2PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, SSW swell with 763 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 13 Nov, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Salt Rock this week:
The surf forecast for Salt Rock over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Nov 13) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Salt Rock in the next 16 days are 2.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Nov 21) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.2m 7s period and expected on Friday (Nov 20) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Fri 13th Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Thu 19th Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Sat 21st Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Salt Rock over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | S 10 | ESE 8 | SSE 10 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 813 | 504 | 356 | 246 | 194 | 119 | 142 | 115 | 68 | 66 | 605 | 361 | 273 | 206 | 171 | 169 | 233 | 221 | 157 | 205 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:29PM1.75m | 4:48AM1.67m | 4:57PM1.68m | 5:18AM1.59m | 5:26PM1.58m | 5:50AM1.50m | 5:57PM1.48m | 6:27AM1.40m | 6:33PM1.36m | 7:17AM1.30m | 7:24PM1.25m | 8:34AM1.23m | 8:53PM1.16m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:39PM0.16m | 10:50AM0.25m | 11:08PM0.23m | 11:20AM0.34m | 11:39PM0.32m | 11:52AM0.46m | 00:13AM0.42m | 12:29PM0.58m | 00:55AM0.53m | 1:21PM0.70m | 1:54AM0.63m | 2:48PM0.78m | 3:25AM0.68m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — |
 | 6:23 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 6 |
Temp °C | 25 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 12 | E 7 | E 8 | S 10 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 813 | 504 | 356 | 246 | 194 | 119 | 142 | 115 | 53 | 30 | 605 | 361 | 232 | 132 | 171 | 169 | 233 | 221 | 135 | 142 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 4 | SSW 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 11 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 9 | — | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 10 | SE 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 18 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 68 | 49 | — | 15 | — | 40 | 114 | 133 | 208 | 190 | 157 | 99 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 14 | SSW 13 | — | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | SSW 13 | E 8 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | S 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 7 | 4 | 16 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 66 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 17 | 153 | 6 | 17 | 110 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | SE 3 | — | — | — | S 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | S 3 | — | — | — | S 9 |
| kJ | — | 17 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 31 | 26 | 39 | 94 | 102 | 273 | 206 | — | 8 | — | — | — | 205 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 40 | 116 | 43 | 0 | 43 | 444 | 87 | 40 | 43 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 116 | 0 | 116 | 2584 | 94 |
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