Salt Rock, South Africa

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Little Egret 2013 05 12 9241d — Near Salt Rock, 1 km away. Photo: Alandmanson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Salt Rock

Salt Rock is a town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. From Salt Rock you can reach 9 surf spots. The nearest is Tiffanys, a surf spot 0.5 km from the centre. Overture lists 61 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.

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Staying in Salt Rock

61 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Salt Rock.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Salt Rock each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 7 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Salt Rock too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Four poles1.2 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Ballito, 6 km

3 ft132 kJ

7 ft576 kJ

4 ft128 kJ

3 ft67 kJ

7 ft447 kJ

6 ft385 kJ

3 ft71 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Four poles, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	132kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	45, fair	7 ft8 smushy	576kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	14, too small	4 ft7 smushy	128kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	13, too small	3 ft7 smushy	67kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	24°C
Fri 23Oct	24, poor	7 ft7 smushy	447kJ	wind from the south, 10 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	6 ft8 ssoft	385kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	24°C
Sun 25Oct	12, too small	3 ft6 smushy	71kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	25°C

Umvoti mouth15.4 kmabout 30 min by carStays in KwaDukuza, 4 km

3 ft144 kJ

7 ft461 kJ

4 ft140 kJ

4 ft250 kJ

7 ft467 kJ

6 ft422 kJ

4 ft88 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Umvoti mouth, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	7, too small	3 ft9 shollow	144kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	44, fair	7 ft7 smushy	461kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	14, too small	4 ft7 smushy	140kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	13, too small	4 ft9 smushy	250kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots	24°C
Fri 23Oct	28, poor	7 ft7 smushy	467kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	22, poor	6 ft8 scrumbling	422kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	24°C
Sun 25Oct	14, too small	4 ft5 smushy	88kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	25°C

Tinley Manor North Point9.1 kmabout 20 min by car

3 ft93 kJ

7 ft447 kJ

3 ft106 kJ

3 ft62 kJ

4 ft132 kJ

5 ft308 kJ

4 ft65 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Tinley Manor North Point, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	8, too small	3 ft8 smushy	93kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	41, fair	7 ft7 smushy	447kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	13, too small	3 ft7 smushy	106kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	3 ft7 smushy	62kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	25°C
Fri 23Oct	19, too small	4 ft6 smushy	132kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	17, too small	5 ft8 ssoft	308kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	24°C
Sun 25Oct	10, too small	4 ft5 smushy	65kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	25°C

Christmas Bay4 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Ballito, 9 km

3 ft132 kJ

7 ft421 kJ

4 ft128 kJ

3 ft67 kJ

5 ft217 kJ

6 ft385 kJ

4 ft81 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Christmas Bay, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	7, too small	3 ft9 scrumbling	132kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	39, fair	7 ft7 smushy	421kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	9, too small	4 ft7 smushy	128kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	3 ft7 smushy	67kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	17, too small	5 ft7 smushy	217kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 13 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	6 ft8 scrumbling	385kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	22°C
Sun 25Oct	12, too small	4 ft5 smushy	81kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	23°C

Tongaat - Westbrook12.1 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Ballito, 7 km

3 ft109 kJ

7 ft478 kJ

3 ft109 kJ

3 ft63 kJ

4 ft171 kJ

5 ft325 kJ

4 ft87 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Tongaat - Westbrook, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	3 ft8 scrumbling	109kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	35, poor	7 ft8 smushy	478kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	11, too small	3 ft7 smushy	109kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	3 ft6 smushy	63kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	16, too small	4 ft7 smushy	171kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	5 ft8 ssoft	325kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	22°C
Sun 25Oct	13, too small	4 ft5 smushy	87kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	24°C

Salmon Bay5.2 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Ballito

3 ft109 kJ

7 ft478 kJ

3 ft109 kJ

3 ft63 kJ

4 ft171 kJ

5 ft325 kJ

4 ft87 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Salmon Bay, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	3 ft8 scrumbling	109kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	35, poor	7 ft8 smushy	478kJ	wind from the south-west, 12 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	9, too small	3 ft7 smushy	109kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	3 ft6 smushy	63kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	15, too small	4 ft7 smushy	171kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	5 ft8 scrumbling	325kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	22°C
Sun 25Oct	13, too small	4 ft5 smushy	87kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	23°C

Ballito4.8 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Ballito

3 ft109 kJ

7 ft478 kJ

3 ft109 kJ

3 ft63 kJ

4 ft171 kJ

5 ft325 kJ

4 ft87 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Ballito, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	3 ft8 scrumbling	109kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	34, poor	7 ft8 smushy	478kJ	wind from the south-west, 12 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	9, too small	3 ft7 smushy	109kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	3 ft6 smushy	63kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	15, too small	4 ft7 smushy	171kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	5 ft8 ssoft	325kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	22°C
Sun 25Oct	13, too small	4 ft5 smushy	87kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	23°C

Salt Rock0.9 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft78 kJ

6 ft377 kJ

3 ft93 kJ

3 ft56 kJ

4 ft103 kJ

4 ft262 kJ

3 ft57 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Salt Rock, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	7, too small	3 ft8 smushy	78kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	34, poor	6 ft8 smushy	377kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	12, too small	3 ft8 smushy	93kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	3 ft6 smushy	56kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	24°C
Fri 23Oct	16, too small	4 ft6 smushy	103kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	14, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	262kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	24°C
Sun 25Oct	11, too small	3 ft5 smushy	57kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	25°C

Tiffanys0.5 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Ballito, 6 km

3 ft78 kJ

6 ft377 kJ

3 ft93 kJ

3 ft56 kJ

4 ft103 kJ

4 ft262 kJ

3 ft57 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Tiffanys, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	7, too small	3 ft8 smushy	78kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	34, poor	6 ft8 smushy	377kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	12, too small	3 ft8 smushy	93kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	3 ft6 smushy	56kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	24°C
Fri 23Oct	16, too small	4 ft6 smushy	103kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	14, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	262kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	24°C
Sun 25Oct	11, too small	3 ft5 smushy	57kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	25°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Salt Rock, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Salt Rock

PANGELi POKÉ BARSushi · 0.1 km from the centre
Siggi's German RestaurantGerman · 0.1 km from the centre
Yami Rib & BurgerSteakhouse · 0.8 km from the centre
Col'Cacchio PizzeriaPizza · 1.4 km from the centre
Col'Cacchio Salt RockItalian · 1.4 km from the centre
Dine Inn RestaurantIndian · 1.5 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits