Salamumu Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty.

Let’s be real—Salamumu is in a rough patch. The reef is good, it likes that SE swell, but the wind is just not giving us a break for the next week and a half. Water temp is right around normal for the season, so that’s fine, but that’s the only easy part.

The combined wave energy is moderate to strong (1357) on Saturday morning July 11th, with a 6ft SW swell at 12 seconds. That’s a groundswell, but the wind is onshore at 15 mph from the south. That’s gonna make it poor. This keeps going through the weekend and into early week. Swell holds around 4ft to 6ft, but the wind stays cross-onshore and fresh, so not worth it.

Tuesday July 14th, the wind jumps to 25 mph from the southeast, with a 3ft SW swell. Energy drops (726), and it’s messy. Wednesday the 15th, the swell pushes to 8ft from the SSE, but it’s short-period at 9 seconds, with strong cross-onshore wind at 28 mph. That’s more for kite-surfing than paddle-surfing. Same story through July 17th.

Things shift on Tuesday July 21st. A 3ft SW swell with a long period of 19 seconds—groundswell at its best. The combined energy is strong (2277). Tuesday morning is cross from the east at 15 mph, still a little lumpy, but Tuesday afternoon the wind turns NNE at 12 mph and goes cross-offshore. That cleans it right up, and the report says “clean.” It’s only marginal on the score, but it’s the best session in the whole run.

The rest of the window into July 26th stays small—swells under 4ft, periods between 11 and 17 seconds. The wind is moderate and occasionally clean, but the energy is weak (319 to 445). Not worth getting excited about.

If you want one go, it’s Tuesday July 21st afternoon. That long-period SW swell with clean cross-offshore wind could give you some real nice shape. Crowds are possible, so expect a few others with the same idea. The rest? I’d take a rain check.

– Rusty

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