Salad Bowls Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.02° S 24.93° E

Salad Bowls WaveFinder

Issued: 7 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Salad Bowls sea temperature is
17.7° C
1.4° 

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 16 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Thursday 16 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Tuesday 21 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period, SW swell with 4,873 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 16 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW 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 Thursday (Jul 16) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.0m and 14s 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 3.5m 14s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 21) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 11s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 16) at 11AM.

Wave TypeTime (SAST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)11AM (Thu 16th Jul)10ft (3.0m) 14s
Best Surf11AM (Thu 16th Jul)10ft (3.0m) 14s
Most Powerful11PM (Tue 21st Jul)11ft (3.5m) 14s

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


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