Surf Forecasts:
Salgema surf forecast from 5 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 12 Sep, 12PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period, S swell with 318 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Salgema this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Salgema in the next 16 days are 0.8m 16s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 12) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 12PM (Sat 12th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Salgema over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – this outlook for Salgema is a tough one to write. Looking at the whole 16-day window, there’s not a single session that I’d paddle out for. The wave comment is a consistent "poor surf conditions" right across the board, and the scores reflect that. It’s a pretty blank run, unfortunately.
The first sniff of any swell shows up on Saturday the 5th with a bit of S swell at 2ft, but with a moderate 12 mph onshore breeze from the ESE, it’s just not gonna be any good. That sets the tone for the whole run.
There’s actually a decent amount of energy kicking around – you can see the combined energy hitting 420 on the 12th and 367 on the 10th – but the wind is just absolutely killing it. It’s almost always onshore or cross-onshore, from the E or ESE, and rarely drops below a moderate breeze. Even when we get a long-period groundswell from the S with a 16-second period on the 12th, the 2ft to 2ft of swell is tiny, and the wind is cross-onshore making it choppy. That long-period swell would have been best with a bit more size and some offshore wind.
The water temp is about 80°, which is pretty normal for this time of year, but it won’t make the mess any more fun to sit in.
Honestly, there isn’t a standout or a solid option in this whole period. With the wind patterns locked in, the setup at Salgema – an exposed beach – just isn't going to deliver for a paddle surfer. It’s a real bummer.
Have a look again in a few days. Forecasts can shift.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 146 | 139 | 125 | 113 | 131 | 112 | 99 | 117 | 38 | 27 | 55 | 114 | 102 | 118 | 237 | 104 | 138 | 142 | 110 | 136 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:18PM1.97m | 12:19PM2.06m | 00:37AM2.14m | 1:26PM2.24m | 1:38AM2.36m | 2:17PM2.42m | 2:28AM2.57m | 3:01PM2.57m | 3:12AM2.73m | 3:40PM2.65m | 3:51AM2.80m | 4:16PM2.68m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00PM0.92m | 5:51AM0.63m | 6:33PM0.77m | 7:04AM0.42m | 7:30PM0.56m | 7:56AM0.20m | 8:14PM0.36m | 8:39AM0.03m | 8:53PM0.19m | 9:16AM-0.07m | 9:28PM0.08m | 9:51AM-0.10m | 10:02PM0.02m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — |
 | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 8 | S 10 | S 12 | S 8 | S 10 | S 13 | ESE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 7 | S 13 |
| kJ | 146 | 139 | 117 | 103 | 64 | 37 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 45 | 35 | 46 | 82 | 104 | 42 | 59 | 42 | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 8 | S 11 | S 13 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | SE 12 | SSE 10 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 40 | 50 | 15 | 99 | 89 | 51 | 34 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 6 | S 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 8 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 80 | 33 | 59 | 53 | 39 | 49 | 80 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 96 | 131 | 125 | 113 | 131 | 112 | 99 | 117 | 38 | 27 | 55 | 114 | 102 | 118 | 237 | 65 | 138 | 142 | 110 | 136 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1214 | 376 | 465 | 1824 | 1619 | 465 | 1107 | 621 | 1191 | 1191 | 1107 | 1191 | 1191 | 1191 | 1298 | 1214 | 677 | 1214 | 1214 | 658 |
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