Salinas Surf Break

Salinas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.19° S 50.21° W

Issued: 2 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Salinas sea temperature is
16.3° C

1.6°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (18 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Salinas at 9PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)--
Afternoon (18 Jun)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (18 Jun)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
13
1.5
S
13
1.6
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
12
1.8
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
SSW
7
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1137
1118
1092
752
750
554
469
382
294
232
183
145
120
88
86
61
91
220
210
188
142
109
107
80
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
40
NE
40
NE
30
NNE
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
NNE
5
W
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
E
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-on
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:40PM0.32m
8:43PM0.54m
1:57AM0.53m
8:30AM0.13m
3:15PM0.31m
9:36PM0.48m
2:45AM0.54m
9:18AM0.16m
3:53PM0.31m
10:24PM0.43m
3:35AM0.51m
Low Tide
10:38AM-0.02m
4:51PM0.25m
11:22PM0.43m
6:28AM0.08m
11:23AM0.01m
5:45PM0.21m
11:56PM0.41m
7:14AM0.11m
12:08PM0.06m
6:38PM0.19m
00:34AM0.38m
7:57AM0.15m
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cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:28
5:28
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
10
10
10
8
8
9
12
9
10
14
13
13
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
12
12
12
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
13
1.5
S
13
1.6
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
2.2
NE
7
1.8
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
Energy kJ
1137
1118
1092
752
750
554
529
382
277
219
183
145
120
88
86
61
59
59
210
188
142
109
107
80
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.8
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.3
E
10
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
Energy kJ
8
17
17
291
469
365
294
232
176
121
88
85
57
53
51
19
59
46
42
43
42
41
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
10
2
11
20
18
28
27
28
28
41
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.9
NE
4
1.4
NE
5
1.9
NE
6
2.5
NE
7
3
NE
7
2.5
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
0.3
W
2
0.6
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
7
1.1
S
10
Energy kJ
2
24
77
205
560
778
717
313
1
7
16
40
56
91
220
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
3
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
221
251
251
251
314
140
0
0
221
0
0
0
63
0
0
0
0
222
222
0
45
63
84
84
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
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