Salinas Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.19° S 50.21° W

Salinas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Salinas sea temperature is
17.5° C
1.0° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Salinas at 5AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 02). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (03 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
0.2
S
15
0.5
S
6
0.3
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
0.9
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
123
158
19
20
35
57
193
154
228
271
270
324
331
263
254
206
202
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
5
SW
5
SW
5
S
10
NE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
3:09PM0.39m
8:07PM0.37m
2:50AM0.50m
7:37AM0.23m
3:35PM0.37m
9:06PM0.35m
3:30AM0.47m
9:07AM0.28m
4:01PM0.34m
Low Tide
5:43PM0.31m
11:12PM0.24m
7:16AM0.22m
11:34AM0.04m
6:20PM0.26m
11:58PM0.24m
7:12AM0.24m
12:29PM0.11m
6:58PM0.20m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
16
16
17
18
17
17
17
18
19
21
24
21
21
20
Feels °C
13
13
12
12
13
13
15
17
16
16
16
18
20
22
26
22
23
21
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