Salsa Brava Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at the next 16 days for Salsa Brava. It’s a heavy reef break, so not one for the faint of heart, and it’s been pretty consistent with its swell. We’re looking at a slow start, but there’s a proper standout brewing in the longer range.

The water here is sitting right around 84°F at the start, which is basically average for the time of year, so nothing to write home about in the temperature department.

The first few days are a bit of a write-off, honestly. Tuesday the 21st kicks off with a 5ft NE swell, but the period is short at 8 seconds, and the wave energy is weak (295). The north wind is light but it’s onshore, so it’s messy. We’re looking at marginal to poor conditions through Wednesday and Thursday, with a bit of a bump up to 6ft on Thursday morning, but the wind is cross-offshore and the period is still short. It’s just not clean.

Friday the 24th has a smaller 4ft ENE swell, but the wind is cross and the period is still a paltry 8 seconds. The energy is weak (230). Nothing to get excited about.

Then we get a bit of a window. Saturday morning the 25th, the wind goes glassy from the southeast, and the swell is a clean 5ft from the NE with a 9-second period and moderate energy (316). The conditions are expected to be good. That’s a solid session for a confident surfer. Sunday the 26th is a total loss again with cross-onshore winds, but Monday the 27th morning brings another glassy session with a 5ft NE swell. It’s a bit inconsistent, but with the wind dead off, it’s your best bet early on.

There’s a bit of a dry spell from Tuesday the 28th through to Wednesday the 29th, with the swell dropping to 3ft and the energy dropping to 98 (weak). The conditions are glassy, but the waves are just too small and ordinary.

Now, the real standout. Look at Saturday the 1st of August. We’ve got a 6ft ENE swell, period stretching to 10 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to a strong 684. The wind is glassy from the west-northwest in the morning. This is the one. With that size and direction, and the wind going glassy, Salsa Brava is going to be firing. The swell is over 5ft, so it’s getting into the territory where it’s not for beginners, but for an advanced reef break, this is prime. Expect clean, powerful lines. The crowds are likely, as it’s often busy here, but that’s the price you pay for a day like this.

After that, the swell holds around 5ft to 6ft through the following week, but the wind is mostly cross-onshore, so the quality drops off. The 5th of August has a promising morning with a 5ft ENE swell and a cross-offshore breeze, but at this range, it’s still a bit of a gamble.

Overall, the first week is a bit of a grind with a couple of glassy windows. The true standout is undeniably the 1st of August morning. That’s the one to circle.

Rusty.

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