Surf Forecasts:
Salmon Creek surf forecast from 26 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 30 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period, NW swell with 715 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 30 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Salmon Creek this week:
The surf forecast for Salmon Creek over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 30) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 1.7m and 8s. Another secondary swell of 2.2m and 8s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Salmon Creek in the next 16 days are 2.5m 7s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Sun 30th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Sun 30th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sat 29th Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Salmon Creek over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s see what’s cooking at Salmon Creek. It’s been a slow start, I’ll tell ya that. From Wednesday the 26th of August, it’s a whole lot of onshore wind and poor conditions. The swell is tiny or the wind is just ruining it. We’re looking at about four days of basically nothing surfable.
Then we roll into the first week of September. Still not much. The morning of Tuesday the 1st of September offers a tiny bit of hope. It’s dead glassy, with a 0.8m swell from the S-SW and a 13-second period. The combined energy is moderate (325). The water is 60°, a touch warmer than normal. It’s small, but it would be clean. Better than a kick in the teeth.
The one that really stands out, the one you’ve been waiting for, is the morning of Thursday the 4th of September. That’s the session. The wind is light and cross-offshore from the S at 9 mph, keeping things clean. The swell is only 0.8m, but it’s from the SW with a very long 18-second period. That’s pure groundswell energy. The combined energy is strong (960). That long period will make the waves at Salmon Creek, which faces the WSW, really stand up and offer a nice, lined-up wall. The sets will be a bit far apart, but the quality will be worth the wait. Expect some company out there, but it’ll be a good crew.
The rest of the week is a mix of marginal, light-wind mornings that are worth a check, but nothing beats that Thursday morning. Keep that date in mind.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WNW 6 | S 13 | S 12 | WNW 6 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SSW 19 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | NW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | NW 8 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 159 | 235 | 160 | 136 | 370 | 198 | 230 | 329 | 279 | 703 | 666 | 587 | 489 | 382 | 547 | 301 | 206 | 204 | 201 | 121 | 181 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:31AM1.42m | 10:24PM1.76m | 11:55AM1.47m | 11:05PM1.74m | 12:19PM1.53m | 11:47PM1.68m | 12:44PM1.60m | 00:32AM1.60m | 1:10PM1.67m | 1:21AM1.49m | 1:39PM1.74m | 2:18AM1.37m | 2:12PM1.78m | 3:28AM1.24m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:50PM0.80m | 5:25AM0.00m | 5:25PM0.70m | 5:53AM0.04m | 6:02PM0.60m | 6:22AM0.12m | 6:40PM0.49m | 6:51AM0.24m | 7:22PM0.39m | 7:23AM0.40m | 8:09PM0.30m | 7:57AM0.59m | 9:03PM0.24m | ||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | S 12 |
| kJ | 159 | 155 | 160 | 136 | 88 | 198 | 230 | 329 | 214 | 703 | 573 | 587 | 247 | 382 | 365 | 220 | 206 | 101 | 77 | 40 | 181 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | S 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 85 | 104 | 137 | 103 | 132 | 66 | 86 | 56 | 123 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 489 | 10 | 305 | 301 | 11 | 204 | 201 | 121 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | SW 18 | W 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 10 | — | — | W 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | SW 19 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 75 | 52 | 71 | 38 | 83 | 33 | 63 | 62 | 32 | — | — | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 47 | 116 | 62 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | NW 5 |
| kJ | 23 | 235 | 101 | 127 | 370 | 181 | 185 | 271 | 279 | 272 | 666 | 515 | 392 | 287 | 547 | — | 173 | — | — | — | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 180 | 23 | 80 | 180 | 123 | 60 | 181 | 6 | 181 | 547 | 6 | 37 | 181 | 0 | 37 | 181 | 6 | 0 | 181 | 6 |
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