Salgema Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here again. Let’s break down the next sixteen days at Salgema. It’s a flat spell for quality waves, I won’t sugarcoat it. There’s no standout session, no day you’d circle on the calendar. The wind is a persistent problem, and the swells just don’t line up.

Starting Tuesday the 15th, we’ve got a weak SE swell at 3 ft with an 8-second period. The wind is onshore from the ESE at 6 mph, so it’s messy. Combined wave energy is weak (96). Wednesday the 16th is a little bigger, 3 ft from the ESE, but the period drops and wind picks up to a cross-onshore 12 mph, making it choppy. Energy is moderate (140), but the quality is still poor.

Thursday the 17th brings a 2 ft to 3 ft SE swell with a longer period of 10 to 11 seconds, but cross-onshore wind at 12 mph spoils it. Energy is moderate (188 to 209). Friday the 18th sees energy jump to 410 (moderate) with a 3 ft S swell at 13 seconds, but it’s onshore at 16 mph. Then rain hits and the swell jumps to 5 ft with a short, messy 7-second period and energy at 466. That’s a lot of water but it’s all chop.

From Saturday the 19th through Wednesday the 30th, it’s the same story: small to medium swells, mostly from the ESE to E, periods between 5 and 12 seconds. Wind stays cross-onshore or onshore, 9 to 16 mph, and the water is choppy to fairly choppy. Energy bounces between weak (76) and moderate (368), but the scores never improve. Water temperature is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual.

The break is exposed to the south, but the swells are from the wrong directions and the wind is always on it. For a paddle surfer, there’s nothing to ride. The only silver lining is that for kite surfers, the stronger winds and messy swell on days like the 18th might offer some fun. For the rest of us, it’s a long blank run, and that’s just how it goes here sometimes.

Rusty.

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