Salinas Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.58° N 5.95° W

Salinas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Salinas sea temperature is
19.3° C
0.8° 

Salinas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Salinas today (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Salinas at 4PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (11 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (11 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

Table - waves today at Salinas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
11
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NW
5
1.2
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.7
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
68
82
100
96
73
55
53
101
215
83
109
120
104
52
68
51
41
31
31
24
22
14
15
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
WNW
10
S
10
SSE
10
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
SW
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
N
10
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
High Tide
2:29PM3.45m
3:00AM3.42m
3:30PM3.68m
4:00AM3.57m
4:25PM3.90m
4:54AM3.70m
Low Tide
8:09AM1.04m
8:47PM0.98m
9:12AM0.89m
9:49PM0.76m
10:08AM0.73m
10:45PM0.56m
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clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:05
10:05
10:04
10:02
 mm
Temp °C
23
26
25
25
22
19
18
19
22
23
23
20
18
17
16
16
22
23
22
21
19
18
17
17
Feels °C
24
27
25
25
24
21
18
19
21
23
23
20
20
18
16
16
23
23
21
22
21
19
18
18
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