Salamumu Surf Break

Lat Long: 14.00° S 171.93° W

Salamumu Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 12 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Salamumu sea temperature is
27.1° C
0.2° 

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


Salamumu surf forecast from 8 Aug 2026:

  • Most powerful swell: Monday 10 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period, SSE swell with 5,023 kJ wave energy.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Salamumu this week:

The most powerful waves expected at Salamumu in the next 16 days are 3.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 10) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (+13) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful10AM (Mon 10th Aug)10ft (3.0m) 16s

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


The Lowdown

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for a proper paddle at Salamumu. The swell shows up, but the wind is just out to get us, cross and cross-onshore, keeping everything blown out and messy. We’re looking at a solid stretch of poor surf conditions from the get-go, with nothing rideable on offer for at least the first week.

The weekend of the 9th and into the new week starts with a building swell – we’re talking 8ft on Sunday morning, pushing to 10ft by Monday. The energy is there, with combined values hitting 1085 and then jumping to a strong 6172 on Monday morning. That’s a lot of water moving, but it’s all for nothing with that strong cross-shore wind and lumpy, messy cross-chop. It’s going to be a washing machine out there, and not the fun kind.

The swell drops a bit mid-week, down to around 6ft on Tuesday, but the wind stays fresh and cross, so it’s still chopped up. The period is around 14 seconds, which is decent, but it’s just not going to be clean. We’re looking at days of "poor surf conditions" and "marginal" calls.

Things start to ease off a little later in the week, but the swell also drops away pretty quickly. By Friday the 14th, we’re down to under 3ft, and it stays small for the next few days – think 2ft to 3ft of weak, short-period SW swell. The energy is weak, with all combined values under 600. It’s flat and not worth getting excited about.

The real bright spot, and I mean the *only* bright spot, arrives on Wednesday the 19th. The swell is still modest – around 4ft – coming from the SW with a 16-second period. But finally, the wind switches to a light cross-offshore breeze, first from the ENE, then from the NNE in the afternoon. The file calls it "clean" – and I’ll take that. This is the one day in the whole window where Salamumu (Samoa) will have a chance to actually hold its shape. The water temp is 81°, which is about normal for this time of year, no big anomaly there.

After that, the wind swings back onshore and the swell gets messy again. By the 21st, we’ve got a bit more size (6ft), but it’s cross-onshore and choppy. And then the last weekend of the forecast window – the 22nd and 23rd – brings more strong winds and rain, with the swell building back up to 8ft, but it's all cross-onshore and lumpy. There’s a long-period groundswell in there on the 23rd (19 seconds, 2273 energy), but it’s unsurfable with the wind.

So, if you’re flexible, mark out Wednesday the 19th. It’s not a standout for size, but it’s the only day where the conditions might actually let you surf. Everything else is a write-off. Bring a kite if you’re into that, because the beach setup will be more interesting for that than a surfboard for the next week and a half.

Rusty

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon night, min 23°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue night, min 25°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
12
3
SSE
16
3
SSE
16
2
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.9
SSE
13
1.5
S
13
2
E
10
1.3
S
12
1.2
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
13
0.8
S
12
0.5
SW
18
0.7
S
13
1.3
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
0.5
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
990
1522
1560
5023
3865
1649
1192
1052
1229
713
816
488
325
555
469
180
152
165
176
139
152
Wind (km/h)
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
E
40
E
35
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
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40
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35
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40
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35
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Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
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High Tide
3:39PM0.98m
4:00AM1.19m
4:37PM1.04m
4:56AM1.25m
5:30PM1.09m
5:48AM1.28m
6:21PM1.13m
6:39AM1.29m
7:10PM1.15m
7:28AM1.26m
7:59PM1.15m
8:17AM1.20m
8:47PM1.12m
Low Tide
9:31AM0.12m
9:38PM0.16m
10:29AM0.05m
10:36PM0.10m
11:22AM0.00m
11:30PM0.06m
12:12PM-0.03m
00:22AM0.04m
1:00PM-0.02m
1:12AM0.05m
1:47PM0.01m
2:03AM0.08m
2:32PM0.06m
2:53AM0.14m
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6:46
6:45
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6:43
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6:43
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6:20
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Temp °C
24
24
25
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26
26
Feels °C
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Information about the Salamumu Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Salamumu provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Salamumu can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Salamumu surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Salamumu) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Salamumu may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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