Salt Rock Water Temperature

(Today) 2023

20.7°C / 69.3°F

The water will feel tepid. Swimming will be tolerable without a wetsuit, although it will take a little getting used to. If you intend to stay in the water for a while a 3/2mm wetsuit will be ideal.

Current weather

24°C / 75°F
(clear sky)
Partly cloudy
Wind
22 mph
Humidity
73%

The measurements for the water temperature in Salt Rock, KwaZulu-Natal are provided by the daily satellite readings provided by the NOAA. The temperatures given are the sea surface temperature (SST) which is most relevant to recreational users.

Water temp by month

Monthly average max / min water temperatures

The graph below shows the range of monthly Salt Rock water temperature derived from many years of historical sea surface temperature data.

Salt Rock average maximum / minimum water temperatures
Maximum and minimum monthly sea temperatures in Salt Rock
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 24.5 25 25.2 23.2 22.6 21.8 20.1 19.7 21 20.9 21.8 23
Max °C 28 27.6 27.4 27.2 24.9 23.6 23.8 22.7 23.2 23.9 24.5 26.7
Min °F 77.5 78 78.2 75.4 73.6 72 69.6 68.7 70.7 70.8 72.3 74.8
Max °F 81 80.6 80.4 79.4 75.9 73.8 73.3 71.7 72.9 73.8 75 78.5

The warmest water temperature is in February with an average around 79.3°F / 26.3°C. The coldest month is August with an average water temperature of 70.2°F / 21.2°C.

7 day tide forecast for Salt Rock

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
  • High 12:26am
    (1.35m)
  • Low 6:47am
    (0.73m)
  • High 1:14pm
    (1.53m)
  • Low 7:29pm
    (0.67m)
  • High 1:32am
    (1.55m)
  • Low 7:41am
    (0.51m)
  • High 2:00pm
    (1.76m)
  • Low 8:13pm
    (0.45m)
  • High 2:15am
    (1.75m)
  • Low 8:22am
    (0.31m)
  • High 2:38pm
    (1.97m)
  • Low 8:50pm
    (0.26m)
  • High 2:53am
    (1.92m)
  • Low 8:59am
    (0.15m)
  • High 3:13pm
    (2.12m)
  • Low 9:25pm
    (0.12m)
  • High 3:28am
    (2.04m)
  • Low 9:34am
    (0.05m)
  • High 3:47pm
    (2.21m)
  • Low 9:58pm
    (0.05m)
  • High 4:02am
    (2.09m)
  • Low 10:07am
    (0.02m)
  • High 4:20pm
    (2.22m)
  • Low 10:31pm
    (0.05m)
  • High 4:34am
    (2.07m)
  • Low 10:39am
    (0.06m)
  • High 4:51pm
    (2.16m)
  • Low 11:02pm
    (0.12m)
7 day tide times for Salt Rock

*These tide times are estimates based on the nearest accurate location (Durban, South Africa) and may differ by up to half an hour depending on distance. Please note, the tide times given are not suitable for navigational purposes.