Salamumu Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's take a look at what we've got. I'm talking about Salamumu here, that exposed reef setup. Straight up, the water's sitting at 81°, basically normal for this time of year, so nothing weird going on there.

Right now and for the next little while, it's a bit of a write-off. The wind is hammering in from the southeast, a strong cross-onshore at 25 mph to start, and the swell's a messy 6 ft from the southeast with a short, weak period of 8 seconds. The energy is feeling moderate, around 866, but it's just not surfable. That vibe sticks around for the rest of the week. Wednesday and Thursday see the swell try to change, with a long-period groundswell from the southwest showing up on Thursday, peaking around 4 ft with a period of 15 seconds and energy hitting 1096 to 1172, but the wind stays a fresh cross-shore, leaving it lumpy and marginal at best. Not worth paddling out.

Friday the 28th through to the end of the month is more of the same—strong winds, messy cross-chop, and mostly poor conditions. There's a bit of a long-period southwest swell on the 29th Saturday afternoon, 3 ft with a 19-second period and energy of 966, but the cross-shore wind at 25 mph kills it. The whole first week is a bust.

We hit a bit of a dry spell into the start of September. The 1st and 2nd are tiny and weak, with swell dropping below 3 ft and energy falling into the 200s. Then, the first real standout pops up on Thursday the 3rd of September. The swell strength finally kicks in, with a solid 4 ft to 5 ft from the southwest, a long 18-19 second period, and the energy jumps way up to 2278 to 2454. Winds are a moderate cross-shore at 16 mph, keeping it messy but cleaner in the afternoon. This is the best window we've got, but it's still a gamble with that wind angle—it's not clean. Friday the 4th gets bigger, 5 ft to 5 ft and energy over 2500, but the wind goes back to a fresh cross-onshore, trashing it.

Honestly, there's no real standout clean session. The closest we get is Wednesday the 9th of September. The swell drops to 4 ft from the southwest, period a decent 15 seconds, energy moderate at 1232. But the wind, for once, drops right off to a light breeze from the east-southeast at just 6 mph. The morning sees a light cross-shore with just small ripples. That is the cleanest it's going to get, but the swell is small and marginal. If you're desperate, that Wednesday morning is your only real window, and even then, it's not a classic.

So overall, it's a tough 16 days for Salamumu. A lot of wind, a lot of chop. Don't expect much.

Rusty.

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