Salmon Creek Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at what Salmon Creek has in store. We've got a bit of a mixed bag, but let's break it down.

The overall pattern for Salmon Creek is a long stretch of pretty ordinary, wind-affected conditions for the next week and a half, before things finally clean up towards the very end of the forecast period. The first real chance of something half-decent is a fair way off, with the opening days mostly being a write-off. The water temp is sitting around 58°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so that's a small plus for the long waits.

We start off with a gap of poor conditions. Friday the 10th through the end of the first week are a washout, with strong onshore winds and messy, weak swell. The combined wave energy on Friday the 10th is moderate (939), but with a short period swell of 8ft and 19 mph winds dead onshore, it’s not worth suiting up. This kind of drudgery continues with nothing really worth looking at until we get to the middle of the second week.

The only real standout, and I mean the only one worth circling on the calendar, comes on Saturday the 18th of July in the morning. We’re looking at a clean, cross-offshore breeze with a light 6 mph wind. The swell is a modest 3ft from the WNW, but here’s the kicker – it’s got a long period of 16 seconds. That means proper groundswell energy, even if it's not huge. The combined energy is moderate (771). This is a rare, clean window for Salmon Creek. Just keep in mind this spot is a very consistent, exposed beach, and with that long period swell, it might wall up and close out a bit, but the conditions will be pristine.

The next little highlight is Thursday the 23rd of July in the morning. Again, we get a clean session with light cross-offshore winds from the south at 6 mph. The swell is a solid 6ft from the NW with a moderate period of 8 seconds. The combined energy is moderate (676). It’s not as clean a swell direction as the previous standout, but the wind will be right, so expect clean, surfable waves that morning.

The rest of the second week is a return to onshore winds and mediocre conditions. The swell sticks around, with heights often over 5ft, but it’s almost always blown out. For instance, the morning of Saturday the 25th has 6ft swell but it’s cross-onshore, so it’s not going to be pretty. There is no real gem to chase in that last week, so that Saturday the 18th is your best bet by a long shot.

Stay patient, and wait for that clean window.
Rusty

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