Saltwater Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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Alright mates, Rusty here with the lowdown on Saltwater. It’s a slow start, but there’s some solid juice comin’ our way if you can wait.

The first half of the run is mostly a write-off. Tiny swell and average wind. Saturday the 22nd morning is glassy, but the swell is a weak 2ft from the ENE, with next to no energy behind it. Not worth paddling out for.

Our first real look-in is the morning of Thursday, the 27th of August. Saltwater (a point break, fairly consistent, and exposed to swell) will see a clean 5ft south swell. The wind is light offshore from the WSW, cleanin’ things up nicely. Water temp is about average for this time of year at 66 degrees. The period is short, only 8 seconds, so expect lumpy, fat lines, but it’s surfable.

Friday the 28th morning is another clean option with a 3-4ft south swell and light cross-offshore breeze. Not a classic, but a fun wave.

Now for the serious stuff. The afternoon of Saturday the 29th of August, a powerful 8ft south swell rolls in with a wave energy of 1059. The wind is cross-offshore, so the faces will be clean, but this is big, heavy water. Keep it for the experienced crowd.

The biggest, most dangerous day is Monday the 31st of August. Early morning you’ve got a 10ft SSE groundswell, with a 12-second period and an enormous combined energy of 2108. That’s a proper, heavy, long-period pulse. At a point break like Saltwater, it’ll line up and offer some serious, holding barrels. Cross-offshore wind keeps it clean, but this is expert-only territory.

The absolute best session, no question, is Tuesday the 1st of September. The morning delivers 6ft of clean SSE groundswell (10-second period) with absolutely no wind – glassy as piss. Wave energy is a strong 737. That’s the one to wake up early for. Get on it before the afternoon onshore messes it up.

After that, it fades back to small, clean but weak surf.

Rusty out.

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