Salt Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.52° S 31.23° E

Salt Rock WaveFinder

Issued: 1 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Salt Rock sea temperature is
22.0° C
0.1° 

Salt Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Salt Rock surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Friday 10 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period, S swell with 2,581 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 8 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW 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 Wednesday (Jul 08) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.3m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 9s. Another secondary swell of 0.4m and 3s is also forecast. 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 2.4m 15s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Monday (Jul 13) at 8PM.

Wave TypeTime (SAST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 5AM (Wed 8th Jul)1ft (0.3m) 14s
Best Surf 8AM (Fri 10th Jul)6ft (1.9m) 15s
Most Powerful 2PM (Fri 10th Jul)8ft (2.4m) 15s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Salt Rock over the next 16 days.


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