Surf Forecasts:
Salmon Holes Reef surf forecast from 18 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 22 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 22 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period, SSW swell with 4,810 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 18 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Salmon Holes Reef this week:
The surf forecast for Salmon Holes Reef over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 18) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.5m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 10s. Another secondary swell of 2.0m and 8s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Salmon Holes Reef in the next 16 days are 3.5m 15s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Friday (Jul 24) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Sat 18th Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Salmon Holes Reef over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4823 | 2944 | 2125 | 3017 | 2393 | 812 | 1169 | 880 | 2344 | 2131 | 1700 | 1781 | 4810 | 3504 | 2378 | 1634 | 1120 | 943 | 918 | 448 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:21AM0.68m | 12:10PM0.87m | 2:04AM0.75m | 11:13AM0.82m | 2:31AM0.81m | 10:16AM0.81m | 3:40AM0.87m | 6:47AM0.93m | 7:43AM1.00m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:30PM0.58m | 7:37PM0.61m | 5:30AM0.72m | 6:39PM0.57m | 6:21AM0.78m | 6:17PM0.50m | 6:18PM0.44m | 6:21PM0.40m | 6:15PM0.38m | |||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:20 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 4823 | 2944 | 2125 | 3017 | 2393 | 532 | 1169 | 880 | 2344 | 2131 | 1700 | 1623 | 4810 | 3504 | 2378 | 1634 | 1120 | 943 | 918 | 448 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | SE 19 | SE 19 | SE 18 | SSW 13 | S 14 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 254 | — | 15 | 14 | 13 | 812 | 232 | 30 | 27 | 55 | 1599 | 1781 | 173 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 72 | 45 | 119 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | S 10 | — | — | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSW 16 | SE 15 | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 4 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 119 | 75 | — | — | 25 | 10 | 915 | 8 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 3 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 765 | 476 | 330 | — | — | — | — | 664 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 0 | 52 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 283 | 52 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 52 |
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