Salmon Creek Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what Salmon Creek has in store for us over the next couple of weeks.

First up, the water temp is sitting at about 60°, which is pretty average for this time of year thanks to a tiny anomaly of 1°. Nothing weird going on there.

Right now, we're in a bit of a flat spell with onshore wind and poor conditions, so don't even bother looking at the beach until Monday morning, the 7th of September. That's when things start to get interesting.

The standout window is Monday morning, the 7th. We’ve got a glassy 3ft SSW groundswell rolling in with a sweet 14-second period. The combined wave energy is moderate at 570, but the wind is dead calm – glassy as it gets. That’s the session to point for. Clean lines, easy paddling, and it’s a very consistent break so you won’t be waiting around. Just a heads up, it can get crowded sometimes.

Tuesday morning, the 8th, is another good shout. Similar story: glassy conditions, a little 4ft S swell with a 12-second period, moderate energy (499). It’s clean and fun, but the swell direction is drifting a bit, so it won’t have the same punch as Monday.

From Wednesday afternoon onward, the wind turns onshore and the quality drops off. There’s a spike of bigger but short-period NW windswell around Saturday the 12th and Sunday the 13th, with combined energy climbing into the moderate-to-strong range (824 to 847), but it’s messy and blown out – that’s more for kite surfers than paddle surfers.

The second week looks pretty lean. There’s a promising little bump on Thursday morning, the 17th of September, with a clean 2ft SSW groundswell (16-second period, 305 energy) and a light cross-offshore breeze. That’s worth a paddle if you’re keen for a glassy longboard session, but it won’t have much push.

After that, it’s mostly small, onshore, and marginal – nothing to write home about. All in all, the best bet is that glassy Monday morning on the 7th. Don’t sleep on it.

- Rusty

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