Surf Forecasts:
Salmon Point surf forecast from 26 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 2 Oct, 11AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 1 Oct, 8PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period, SW swell with 1,929 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 27 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Salmon Point this week:
The surf forecast for Salmon Point over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 27) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 3s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Salmon Point in the next 16 days are 2.2m 14s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 01) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Monday (Sep 28) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Sun 27th Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Fri 2nd Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Thu 1st Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Salmon Point over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the ENE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1291 | 763 | 508 | 379 | 295 | 969 | 1672 | 656 | 530 | 805 | 596 | 537 | 794 | 1052 | 1393 | 1626 | 1484 | 1143 | 915 | 669 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:29PM0.60m | 10:17AM0.55m | 9:43PM0.67m | 11:15AM0.50m | 10:04PM0.75m | 12:48PM0.45m | 10:30PM0.83m | 11:02PM0.90m | 11:39PM0.93m | 00:26AM0.93m | ||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:25PM0.35m | 3:52AM0.29m | 3:25PM0.39m | 4:44AM0.27m | 3:14PM0.43m | 5:47AM0.28m | 2:25PM0.45m | 7:22AM0.31m | 10:01AM0.33m | 12:16PM0.31m | ||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1291 | 763 | 508 | 379 | 295 | 969 | 817 | 656 | 530 | 805 | 596 | 537 | 794 | 1052 | 1393 | 1626 | 1484 | 1143 | 915 | 669 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 3 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | NW 4 | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | WSW 11 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 40 | 211 | 6 | — | — | 79 | — | — | — | 12 | 184 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | WNW 3 | — | SW 16 | SW 7 | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ENE 3 | S 3 | E 2 |
| kJ | 49 | 25 | — | — | 7 | — | 1672 | 171 | — | — | 37 | 97 | 173 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 211 | 4 | 0 | 174 | 254 | 1140 | 1644 | 143 | 362 | 446 | 300 | 1644 | 2006 | 300 | 7 | 175 | 3 | 0 | 143 | 7 |
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