Surf Forecasts:
Salamumu surf forecast from 23 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 28 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period, SW swell with 1,474 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Salamumu this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Salamumu in the next 16 days are 1.8m 15s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (+13) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Tue 28th Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Salamumu over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright mate, let me break it down for you. It’s gonna be a tough stretch for Salamumu over the next two weeks. This reef break, facing the South-East, is going to be battling a lot of onshore wind and messy conditions.
The water temp’s about what you’d expect for this time of year, no real surprise there.
From now, right through the end of July and into the first few days of August, it’s pretty grim. The wind is mostly cross-onshore out of the SE, blowing 15 to 20 mph or stronger, just chopping everything up. Swell runs from 4 ft to 6 ft, but the wind is the killer. There’s a short window on the 26th and 27th with a more cross-shore wind, but it’s still marginal and you’ve got thunderstorms to dodge. Not worth getting excited about.
The one real standout – and I mean the only one – is shaping up for Thursday the 6th of August. That afternoon, the energy jumps to 5061, with an 8 ft S swell and a 16-second period. That’s some serious, long-period groundswell. At a reef spot like this, that’s a recipe for well-shaped waves. The wind will be cross-onshore from the ESE at about 12 mph, so not perfect, but workable. It’s the best we’ve got by a long shot, but it’s a week and a half away, so don’t set your watch by it yet.
Before that, on the 5th, there’s 8 ft from the SSE at 10 seconds with strong energy at 1644, but it’s in strong, messy cross-shore wind. Hard pass.
Honestly, it’s a frustrating outlook. Plenty of swell, but the wind just won’t let up. Keep the faith for that 6th of August session – it could be the one that saves the run.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu night, min 25°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 530 | 508 | 451 | 649 | 991 | 1083 | 1037 | 957 | 794 | 579 | 522 | 790 | 1350 | 1474 | 1271 | 852 | 810 | 731 | 599 | 480 | 280 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:22PM0.83m | 3:37AM0.97m | 4:09PM0.84m | 4:20AM0.99m | 4:51PM0.86m | 5:00AM1.02m | 5:30PM0.88m | 5:39AM1.04m | 6:08PM0.91m | 6:17AM1.07m | 6:45PM0.93m | 6:54AM1.08m | 7:22PM0.95m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:23AM0.30m | 9:18PM0.33m | 10:09AM0.27m | 10:02PM0.31m | 10:50AM0.24m | 10:43PM0.28m | 11:28AM0.21m | 11:22PM0.26m | 12:04PM0.18m | 11:59PM0.24m | 12:39PM0.17m | 00:36AM0.22m | 1:14PM0.16m | 1:14AM0.23m | |||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — |
 | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 530 | 508 | 451 | 649 | 991 | 1083 | 1037 | 957 | 794 | 579 | 522 | 444 | 1350 | 1474 | 1271 | 852 | 810 | 731 | 599 | 480 | 280 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 | NE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 15 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 140 | 83 | 80 | 78 | 53 | 83 | 169 | 91 | 109 | 73 | 299 | 790 | 16 | 79 | 120 | 167 | 160 | 429 | 380 | 277 | 196 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 16 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SW 18 | SW 12 | NE 11 | SSE 16 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 12 | NE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 35 | 30 | 80 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 86 | 49 | 18 | 49 | 35 | 58 | 71 | 21 | 111 | 104 | 99 | 86 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | E 3 | ESE 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 177 | 54 | 42 | 71 | 86 | 115 | 6 | 59 | 66 | 6 | 51 | 769 | 541 | 353 | 49 | 64 | 353 | 139 | 183 | 243 | 240 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 864 | 863 | 582 | 582 | 575 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 575 | 47 | 47 | 93 | 863 | 863 | 863 | 1232 | 1232 | 1232 | 1232 | 1232 | 866 |
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