Salgema Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Salgema over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you—this is a tough stretch. The first week and a half is looking pretty grim, with hardly a window of decent surf. The wind just won’t play nice, and most days the waves are onshore and messy. The few times the swell bumps up a bit, the wind spoils it. There’s a long gap there from the start until nearly the second week before we even get a sniff of something rideable.

The real standout in this whole forecast is the morning of Sunday, July 12th. For that one session, the wind drops to nothing—dead calm, glassy conditions. The swell is coming from the SSE at 3 ft with a 12-second period, which gives it a little bit of shape. The combined energy is moderate at 346. That morning is the only time the forecast says “expect good surf conditions.” It won’t be huge, but it’ll be clean. Get out there early before the breeze picks up and turns it cross-onshore in the afternoon. This is a superb chance for a long, smooth session.

After that, it goes back into a slump with poor winds and weak, choppy surf until Thursday morning, July 16th. That morning brings another glassy window with 2 ft swell from the south and a 12-second period, but there’s a risk of thunderstorms. The combined energy is at 233—moderate but small. If you don’t mind a bit of weather, it could be a fun little dawny. But again, the wind turns onshore and ruins the afternoon.

Beyond that, from the 17th onward into the third week, it’s all cross-onshore wind and short-period swell, with heights around 3 ft to 4 ft from the SSE and SE, periods dropping to 6-8 seconds. The combined energy climbs into the 170-280 range, but with such short periods and persistent onshore wind, it’s gonna be bumpy and weak. Nothing to get excited about.

Water temp is sitting at a warm 80°F, which is just about average for this time of year—no surprises there.

So to sum it up: the best bet is the glassy morning of Sunday, July 12th. It’s your one true standout. After that, conditions look pretty ordinary through the rest of the run.

Stay patient,
Rusty

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