
Salt Rock
Surf town · South Africa
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61 places to stay within 2 km.
Budget 2-star · Booking.com£45 a night
Mid-range 3-star · Booking.com£55 a night
Luxury 4-star · Booking.com£70 a night
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Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).
All 61 places to stay · Booking.comSpots near here: 35 surf spots
Surf · this week
Umvoti mouth · about 30 min by car · stays in KwaDukuza
48 out of 100Crossways · about 1h 30m by car · stays in Durban
47 out of 100Four poles · about 5 min by car · stays in Ballito
47 out of 100Garvies · about 1h 30m by car · stays in Durban
47 out of 100Zinkwazi · about 55 min by car · stays in Darnall
47 out of 100Tinley Manor North Point · about 20 min by car
45 out of 100Vetchies Reef · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Durban
45 out of 100Bronze Beach · about 50 min by car · stays in Umhlanga
44 out of 100
All 35 surf spots
Ballito · about 10 min by car · stays in Ballito
43 out of 100Blue Lagoon · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Durban
43 out of 100Christmas Bay · about 10 min by car · stays in Ballito
43 out of 100Geteway Wavehouse · about 55 min by car · stays in Umhlanga Rocks
43 out of 100River Mouth · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Durban
43 out of 100Salmon Bay · about 10 min by car · stays in Ballito
43 out of 100Salt Rock · about 5 min by car
43 out of 100Tiffanys · about 5 min by car · stays in Ballito
43 out of 100Tongaat - Westbrook · about 25 min by car · stays in Ballito
43 out of 100Umhlanga Main Beach · about 50 min by car · stays in Umhlanga
43 out of 100Umhlanga Rocks · about 55 min by car · stays in Umhlanga Rocks
43 out of 100Battery Beach · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Durban
41 out of 100Bay of Plenty · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Durban
41 out of 100Oasis · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Durban
41 out of 100Snake park · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Durban
41 out of 100Sunkist · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Durban
41 out of 100Tekweni Beach · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Durban
41 out of 100Umdloti · about 40 min by car · stays in Umdloti
39 out of 100umdloti tidal pool · about 40 min by car · stays in Umdloti
39 out of 100Breakers · about 50 min by car · stays in Umhlanga
38 out of 100La Mercy · about 35 min by car · stays in Umdloti
38 out of 100Peace Cottage · about 45 min by car · stays in Umhlanga
38 out of 100Wedge · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Durban
38 out of 100Dairy Beach · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Durban
37 out of 100North Beach Durban · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Durban
37 out of 100New Pier · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Durban
34 out of 100South Beach · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Durban
34 out of 100
Each score is the next week's out of 100, the mean of its best days, as on its own page. Green clears the bar. Distances are from the middle of Salt Rock.
Places to eat
6 near Salt Rock
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
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Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says. The dashed circle is 50 km from Salt Rock.
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About Salt Rock
where it is, what is near
Salt Rock is a town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
From Salt Rock you can reach 35 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.
The nearest airport is Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB), 83 km away.
In KwaZulu-Natal · South Africa
- 61 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB), 83 km, Richards Bay Airport (RCB), 119 km, Margate Airport (MGH), 173 km
Forecast updated . Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Scores are the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change them (how we score, how we earn).