Salmon Point Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Rottnest Island, Australia)

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Salmon Point Surf Guide

Salmon Point in Rottnest Island is an exposed reef break that usually has waves, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Works best in offshore winds from the north northeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the southwest. There is a right hand reef break. It very rarely gets crowded here. Beware of sharks and rocks.

Salmon Point Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Reef	3.5
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
consistent	19.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Salmon Point:

The best conditions reported for surf at Salmon Point occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northeast.

Surf Forecasts:

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What's the best time of year to surf Salmon Point (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Salmon Point with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 45% of the time in June while 52% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 3% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

45%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

52%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Salmon Point Location Map

Interactive Salmon Point surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Salmon Point is Perth Jandakot Airport (JAD) in Australia, which is 35 km (22 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Salmon Point is Perth International Airport (PER), also in Australia, 43 km (27 miles) away.

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Salmon Point Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 11 August 2022, 23:24 Local Time

m, °C	Thu	Friday 12
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Period (s)	11	12	12	11
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

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Tides at Salmon Point

Current tide and informaton

For Rottnest Island, Australia, 4 km from Salmon Point.

Next High Water: 09:36am | 1.04m

Next Low Water: 06:28pm | 0.33m

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Salmon Point Sea Temperature

The water temperature (19.1 °C) at Salmon Point is relatively warm. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 12.0 °C.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 19.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite