Salisbury Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.83° N 70.81° W

Salisbury Beach WaveFinder

Issued: 7 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Salisbury Beach sea temperature is
19.4°C
0.2° 

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


Salisbury Beach surf forecast from 23 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Sunday 23 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Wednesday 26 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period, ESE swell with 96 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 23 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Salisbury Beach this week:

The surf forecast for Salisbury Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 23) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.3m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Salisbury Beach in the next 16 days are 0.8m 9s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 27) at 8PM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)11PM (Sun 23rd Aug)1ft (0.3m) 12s
Best Surf11PM (Sun 23rd Aug)1ft (0.3m) 12s
Most Powerful 8PM (Wed 26th Aug)2.5ft (0.8m) 9s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Salisbury Beach over the next 16 days.


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