Surf Forecasts:
Salgema surf forecast from 22 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 27 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period, ESE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 23 Jul, 12PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period, ESE swell with 477 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 27 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Salgema this week:
The surf forecast for Salgema over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 27) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 7s. Another secondary swell of 0.3m and 6s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Salgema in the next 16 days are 1.9m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 23) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3AM (Mon 27th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 3AM (Mon 27th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 12PM (Thu 23rd Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Salgema over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at the prospects for Salgema over the next couple of weeks. I’ll be straight with you—it’s a tough stretch ahead. We’ve got a long, bleak run of poor surf conditions that won’t really let up for days, so patience is the name of the game.
The water is sitting at 80°, which is pretty much what you’d expect for this time of year, no real anomaly to talk about.
Looking at the immediate future, it’s grim. From Wednesday the 22nd of July right through to the end of July, the wave comment consistently says "poor surf conditions." That’s a solid ten-day gap with basically nothing worth paddling out for. The wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, and the sea state is choppy or unknown. Even when there’s a touch of size around 5ft on Thursday the 23rd, the onshore wind ruins any chance of a clean face.
There is one brief glimmer, and it’s on Monday the 27th of July. The morning session shows the wind dropping to glassy conditions. The swell is tiny at 2ft from the SE with a short 7-second period and weak energy (82). The comment says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions," but that glassy wind is a rare positive in this forecast. It’s the only time the wind is truly clean, but the lack of any real swell means you’d be on a longboard or a foamie, scratching for tiny peelers.
After that, it’s right back into the muck. The onshore wind returns and the "poor surf conditions" label sticks for the rest of the run into early August. There’s a pulse of bigger energy on Sunday the 2nd of August with combined swell energy hitting 383, but it’s attached to onshore winds and a cross-onshore setup, making it messy. That size (5ft) with that wind is more of a washing machine than a wave face.
So the honest word for Salgema is to leave the board in the car. The single standout is that glassy Monday the 27th morning, but it’s only a go if you’re desperate for a flat, clean paddle. Otherwise, this is a long period of nothing special.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 262 | 304 | 211 | 299 | 201 | 154 | 95 | 93 | 80 | 59 | 56 | 53 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 54 | 93 | 66 | 85 | 77 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:18AM1.94m | 10:46PM1.87m | 11:29AM1.88m | 11:54PM1.88m | 12:40PM1.91m | 00:59AM1.94m | 1:40PM2.00m | 1:53AM2.06m | 2:28PM2.11m | 2:38AM2.19m | 3:08PM2.22m | 3:17AM2.31m | 3:44PM2.32m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19PM0.88m | 4:59AM0.83m | 5:40PM0.91m | 6:15AM0.77m | 6:47PM0.85m | 7:14AM0.67m | 7:38PM0.75m | 8:00AM0.54m | 8:19PM0.63m | 8:40AM0.41m | 8:56PM0.50m | 9:16AM0.30m | 9:30PM0.40m | ||||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
 | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:19 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 8 | SE 8 | S 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | S 10 | ESE 7 | S 13 | ESE 7 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 262 | 5 | 211 | 3 | 201 | 154 | 95 | 93 | 80 | 59 | 56 | 53 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 54 | 18 | 31 | 85 | 34 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 12 | S 8 | — | S 12 | S 8 | S 14 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 11 | S 16 | S 14 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 15 | 3 | 5 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 45 | 66 | 28 | 77 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 10 | S 7 | S 10 | S 12 | S 7 | SE 13 | S 10 | SE 12 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 6 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 7 | SE 4 | SE 7 | SSE 5 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | 304 | 20 | 299 | 14 | 13 | 13 | — | — | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | — | — | 15 | 93 | 14 | 54 | 9 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 658 | 1191 | 317 | 479 | 1214 | 376 | 499 | 1214 | 317 | 621 | 1191 | 621 | 465 | 1191 | 4 | 0 | 1191 | 621 | 621 | 1642 | 0 |
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