Salad Bowls Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.02° S 24.93° E

Salad Bowls WaveFinder

Issued: 1 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Salad Bowls sea temperature is
15.9°C
3.0° 

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


Salad Bowls surf forecast from 31 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Tuesday 1 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period, SW swell with offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Sunday 6 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period, SSW swell with 6,131 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 31 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Salad Bowls this week:

The surf forecast for Salad Bowls over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 31) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m and 12s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Salad Bowls in the next 16 days are 3.0m 18s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 06) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 4.0m 9s period and expected on Monday (Sep 07) at 8PM.

Wave TypeTime (SAST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 8PM (Mon 31st Aug)5.5ft (1.7m) 12s
Best Surf 8PM (Tue 1st Sep)10ft (3.0m) 13s
Most Powerful11AM (Sun 6th Sep)10ft (3.0m) 18s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Salad Bowls over the next 16 days.


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