Salt Rock surf forecast
Salt Rock · KwaZulu-Natal · South Africa
Today at Salt Rock: waves 0.6–0.8 m, knee to waist around 09:00 (7 s swell), cross-onshore wind. Poor for intermediate surfers, poor–fair for beginners, poor for advanced. Updated 21 Oct, 15:51 UTC.
Salt Rock surf forecast, next 7 days
The best daylight hour of each day, rated for each level. No day rates Good for intermediate surfers this week.
| Day | Best | Waves | Wind | Beg. | Int. | Adv. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 09:00 | 0.6–0.8 m | cross-onshore | Poor–Fair | Poor | Poor |
| Thu 22 | 11:00 | 0.7–1.1 m | cross-onshore | Poor–Fair | Poor–Fair | Poor |
| Fri 23 | 10:00 | 0.8–1.2 m | cross-offshore | Poor–Fair | Fair | Poor |
| Sat 24 | 17:00 | 1–1.4 m | cross-onshore | Poor–Fair | Fair | Poor |
| Sun 25 | 06:00 | 0.6–0.8 m | cross-shore | Poor–Fair | Poor | Poor |
| Mon 26 | 06:00 | 0.6–0.8 m | cross-offshore | Poor–Fair | Poor | Poor |
| Tue 27 | 06:00 | 0.7–1.1 m | cross-offshore | Poor–Fair | Fair | Poor |
Model forecast updated 21 Oct, 15:51 UTC. Hour by hour with swell direction, tide and webcams: open the live forecast.
Salt Rock, just north of Ballito, has reef and sand peaks both ways off its main beach. South swells with northwest wind clean it up, and mid to high tide on a rising tide is best; it gets hectic when the swell is big. Weekdays are quiet. Beginners should stick to small days and the sand, away from the reef.
- Break
- reef break, peaks both ways; faces ESE
- Level
- intermediate
- Best swell
- S, SSE, SE
- Best wind
- NW, WNW, W (offshore)
- Best tide
- mid to high tide
- Season
- April-September
- Typical size
- 1-3 m
- Crowd
- low
- Hazards
- Rock reef; Gets hectic when big; Shark nets in place
Nearby spots
- Ballito (Surfers Point), Ballito
- Westbrook, Westbrook, Tongaat
- Umdloti
- Umhlanga Rocks, Umhlanga
- Zinkwazi, Zinkwazi Beach
- Bay of Plenty, Durban
Questions
Is Salt Rock good for beginners?
It is best for intermediate surfers (rock reef; gets hectic when big).
What swell, wind and tide work best at Salt Rock?
S, SSE, SE swell, NW, WNW, W wind (offshore), at mid to high tide. Typical size 1-3 m.
Live swell, wind, tide, a 14-day outlook, satellite pictures and webcams for Salt Rock are in the Surf Spoting app.