Surf Forecasts:
Salsa Brava surf forecast from 29 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 1 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period, ENE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 1 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period, ENE swell with 1,062 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 29 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Salsa Brava this week:
The surf forecast for Salsa Brava over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Salsa Brava in the next 16 days are 2.2m 11s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 01) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Wed 29th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Sat 1st Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Sat 1st Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Salsa Brava over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here again, lookin’ at the same picture but in feet and miles per hour.
For the next week and a half, the wind is gonna be the main problem most days, but there are a couple of windows that are gonna be worth the wait.
Right now, Wednesday morning the 29th of July, we’ve got weak 3ft NE swell at Salsa Brava. Period is short at 8 seconds, combined energy is weak (84). Water temp is a warm 84°, pretty normal for this time of year. It’s glassy though, so that’s nice if you want a splash, but there’s no power.
Wednesday afternoon and Thursday are a bust – onshore wind, small waves. Thursday morning bumps to 4ft from the ENE, period 9s, energy at 280, but it’s cross-onshore. Not happening.
Friday the 31st brings 6ft from the ENE, period 10s, energy jumps to 603 – that’s some grunt. But the wind is onshore from the NNW, so it’ll be a choppy mess.
The real standout: Saturday morning, the 1st of August. Swell is 7ft from the ENE, 10-second period, combined energy is a strong 1003. The wind is glassy and lightly cross-offshore from the WSW. This is your morning. Clean, solid, and powerful. This is expert territory at over 8ft, but if you’ve got the skills, it’s on. Afternoon goes onshore, so don’t sleep in.
Sunday the 2nd fades to 6ft with cross-on wind. Then there’s a long gap of small, weak, windy days.
Second standout: Sunday morning, the 9th of August. Another glassy morning, 7ft ENE swell, 10-second period, combined energy of 983. It’s the same story as the first standout, but two weeks out, so treat it as a promising maybe, not a guarantee. Still, that’s a beautiful forecast.
The rest of the second week is cross-onshore breezes and dropping swell, with a few clean patches like Tuesday the 11th, but nothing that will get your heart racing.
So here it is: Saturday the 1st of August is the one to pin your hopes on. Sunday the 9th is the long-shot. Everything else is just waiting.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 84 | 84 | 129 | 280 | 280 | 416 | 603 | 508 | 1062 | 1003 | 788 | 643 | 470 | 357 | 241 | 188 | 188 | 197 | 320 | 387 | 450 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | on | on | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 00:58AM0.42m | 1:44AM0.40m | 4:31PM0.27m | 2:30AM0.38m | 4:40PM0.31m | 3:16AM0.35m | 4:51PM0.35m | 4:02AM0.31m | 5:06PM0.39m | 4:50AM0.27m | 5:30PM0.42m | ||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:31AM0.10m | 9:44AM0.12m | 7:14PM0.26m | 9:57AM0.14m | 9:29PM0.25m | 10:10AM0.15m | 10:59PM0.22m | 10:25AM0.16m | 00:02AM0.18m | 10:41AM0.16m | 00:56AM0.13m | ||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | — | 6:53 | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 84 | 84 | 129 | 280 | 280 | 416 | 603 | 508 | 1062 | 1003 | 788 | 643 | 470 | 357 | 241 | 188 | 188 | 197 | 320 | 387 | 450 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 65 | 0 | 17 | 29 | 1 | 29 | 142 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 17 | 29 | 1 |
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