Surf Forecasts:
Salgema surf forecast from 2 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 3 Sep, 3PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period, ESE swell with 232 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Salgema this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Salgema in the next 16 days are 1.2m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 03) at 3PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.1m 9s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 03) at 9PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 3PM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Salgema over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here.
Look, I’ll be straight with you – the next 16 days at Salgema are a write-off. There’s nothing worth paddling out for, and I mean nothing. Every single forecast window gets a zero rating. The swell is there but the conditions just don’t line up.
We start off Wednesday the 2nd of September with a weak 3ft ESE swell at 9 seconds and a moderate cross-onshore breeze from the ENE at 12 mph. The combined energy is only 152 (moderate), but it’s choppy and messy – poor surf. The water is sitting at a warm 80°, which is about average for this time of year, but that doesn’t help the surf.
Thursday the 3rd bumps up a touch to 4ft from the ESE, period still short at 9 seconds, energy climbs to 224 (moderate) but the wind is still cross-onshore – same story, poor.
Friday the 4th drops back to 3ft, then 3ft, both ESE, cross-onshore chop. No good.
Saturday the 5th, the morning shows a tiny 2ft S swell with a longer 13-second period and energy of 283 (moderate), but the wind is still cross-onshore from the ENE at 12 mph, so it’s blown out.
From Sunday the 6th through the whole first week, we see small waist-to-chest high stuff, period mostly short (6 to 9 seconds), and the wind stays cross, cross-onshore or onshore, with moderate to fresh breezes. The 10th of September has a spike in energy – 570 (strong) with a 4ft SE swell at 13 seconds – but it’s onshore wind, so all that energy is wasted. Poor conditions every day.
The second week, from around the 11th to the 17th, is the same loop. Energy values flicker between 95 (weak) and 289 (moderate), swell heights hover 2ft to 4ft, but the wind is either cross-onshore or onshore. The 12th of September has a 4ft ESE swell with energy of 328 (moderate), but it’s cross-onshore chop.
The 17th of September afternoon shows a bump in period to 11 seconds on a 3ft SE swell, with energy 212 (moderate), but it’s still cross-onshore. No clean face.
It’s a full 16-day gap with zero standouts. No morning glass-off, no clean offshore session. It’s just one poor wave report after another.
If you’re itching for a paddle, don’t bother – the onshore and cross-shore winds are killing it. The setup here is more interesting for kitesurfing than surfboards through this stretch. Hopefully, forecasts change.
Stay salty.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 13 | E 9 | S 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 138 | 99 | 218 | 232 | 216 | 154 | 141 | 151 | 168 | 186 | 139 | 104 | 94 | 127 | 99 | 127 | 42 | 87 | 74 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:27PM2.18m | 8:05AM2.15m | 8:28PM2.03m | 9:20AM1.99m | 9:48PM1.93m | 10:52AM1.95m | 11:18PM1.97m | 12:19PM2.06m | 00:37AM2.14m | 1:26PM2.24m | 1:38AM2.36m | 2:17PM2.42m | 2:28AM2.57m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:17AM0.44m | 1:47PM0.66m | 2:20AM0.61m | 3:02PM0.87m | 3:58AM0.72m | 5:00PM0.92m | 5:51AM0.63m | 6:33PM0.77m | 7:04AM0.42m | 7:30PM0.56m | 7:56AM0.20m | 8:14PM0.36m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
 | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 12 | ESE 8 | S 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 138 | 99 | 5 | 5 | — | 8 | 5 | 103 | 88 | 88 | 139 | 96 | 72 | 41 | 21 | 8 | 31 | 2 | 14 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 5 | S 8 | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 4 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 5 | S 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 12 | SE 15 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 6 | 168 | 146 | 4 | 104 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | SSE 5 | N 8 | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 15 | SE 15 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 27 | 15 | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | E 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | E 9 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 10 | 218 | 232 | 216 | 154 | 141 | 151 | — | 186 | 125 | — | 94 | 127 | 99 | 127 | 42 | 87 | 74 | 84 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1597 | 1281 | 1281 | 1191 | 481 | 466 | 1214 | 1214 | 465 | 1214 | 1374 | 465 | 1191 | 1241 | 465 | 1241 | 1281 | 317 | 1653 | 1241 |
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