Salamumu Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty.

Let’s be straight up: it’s a tough stretch ahead for Salamumu. This reef break is normally a beauty, but for the next two weeks, the ocean’s not playing nice. We’ve got a solid, persistent swell direction coming in from the southeast and south-southwest, but the problem is the wind. That cross-shore and cross-onshore breeze from the ESE is a constant, messy companion, making pretty much every session a battle with lumpy, choppy, cross-chop surf. You’ll see moderate to strong wave energy, like that reading of 1230 on Friday the 28th, but with those 25 mph winds, it’s just a mess.

The first week is a write-off for good waves. From Friday the 28th of August right through to the 4th of September, it's a solid week of "poor surf conditions." Even when the swell drops down to around 2ft to 3ft on the 29th and 30th, that 19-second period (very long period groundswell) would normally be a dream for this reef, but the wind is just trashing it. You’ve got a 6ft swell on the 5th of September with moderate energy (2192), but again, the wind angle kills it.

Things maybe start to look a little less terrible towards the second week. On the afternoon of the 4th of September, you get a marginal forecast with a 5ft swell from the south, period at 14 seconds. The wave energy is solid (1499), but the wind is still a problem. The 5th of September morning might be your only real window to paddle out, with a 6ft south swell, 14-second period, and just a "moderate breeze" cross-shore chop. It won't be classic Salamumu, but it's the least terrible option in the whole run.

From the 6th of September onward, it's back to more of the same lumpy cross-onshore nonsense until the 12th, when we see a 6ft swell from the SE but with a short 8-second period and that same onshore wind. It’s a long, disappointing run. There are no true standouts here.

The water temperature is going to feel about average for this time of year, so no surprises there. But honestly, with the wind looking so stubborn, I’d be leaving the board at home for a while, or checking if the kite's pumped up.

Rusty.

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