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	22.4°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.

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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:

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Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 19 April 2021, 18:25 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 19			Tue
ft, °F	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Wave (m)	WSW	SW	WSW	SW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	on	cross- on	cross- on

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Tides at Salmon Point

Current tide and informaton

For Rottnest Island, Australia, 4.0 km from Salmon Point.

Next High Water: 01:45pm | 1.02m

Next Low Water: 01:30am | 0.49m

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Salmon Point Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feeling like 20.0 °C once we account for wind), and similar sea temperatures (22.4 °C). Wear boardshorts or a shorty, or better still a thin summer wetsuit to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 22.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite