Is it worth the trip?
53Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: 7 ft swell at 10 s, 3 hours of offshore wind
Mon 2 · 20 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 835kJ
- Wind
- WNW 19 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Tue 3 · 45 out of 100
- Swell
- 8 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 791kJ
- Wind
- SW 9 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Wed 4 · 62 out of 100
- Swell
- 10 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 1,622kJ
- Wind
- N 4 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Thu 5 · 64 out of 100
- Swell
- 9 ft10 smushy
- Energy
- 1,464kJ
- Wind
- WSW 7 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Fri 6 · 72 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 909kJ
- Wind
- ESE 16 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Sat 7 · 36 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 451kJ
- Wind
- ESE 7 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Sun 8 · 18 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 228kJ
- Wind
- SSE 15 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
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Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 138, poor
- Mon 220, poor
- Tue 345, fair
- Wed 462, good
- Thu 564, good
- Fri 672, good
- Sat 736, too small
- Sun 818, too small
- Mon 946, fair
- Tue 1056, fair
The spot in five facts
- Faces Wtakes swell from the W
- Offshore: Ewind from the land
- Expertwho it suits
- Works 4–20 ftof swell
- Water 18 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
Salmon beach does not suit intermediates. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Expert | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 38, poor | 9 ft10 smushy10 ft at break (est.) | 1,339kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots | 17°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 20, poor | 7 ft9 smushy9 ft at break (est.) | 835kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 19 knots | 18°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 45, fair | 8 ft8 smushy9 ft at break (est.) | 791kJ | wind from the south-west, 9 knots | 16°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 62, good | 10 ft10 scrumbling11 ft at break (est.) | 1,622kJ | wind from the north, 4 knots | 17°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 64, good | 9 ft10 smushy11 ft at break (est.) | 1,464kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots | 17°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 72, good | 7 ft10 scrumbling9 ft at break (est.) | 909kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 16 knots, offshore | 17°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 36, too small | 5 ft9 shollow7 ft at break (est.) | 451kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 7 knots, offshore | 18°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 18, too small | 4 ft9 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 228kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 15 knots | 17°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 46, fair | 9 ft9 scrumbling10 ft at break (est.) | 1,127kJ | wind from the south-east, 13 knots | 15°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 56, fair | 7 ft10 scrumbling9 ft at break (est.) | 826kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 17 knots, offshore | 16°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovHigh 01:25 +0.3 mLow 13:43 −0.4 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 03:27 +0.2 mLow 14:21 −0.3 mHigh 23:06 +0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 02:02 +0.1 mHigh 06:43 +0.2 mLow 14:49 −0.3 mHigh 22:07 +0.1 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for expert surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov3of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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About Salmon beach
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces W (258°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (78°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits expert surfers. It works in 4–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 17). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 18°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 21°C in March, its warmest (2 mm shorty). No town nearby. Nearest place to stay we found: Tiddely Pom, Windy Harbour, 3 km. Nearest beds: Pemberton, 41 km (about 1h 15m by car). Nearest airport: Albany Airport (ALH), 165 km.
Water about 18°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Where to stay: nearest beds 41 km away
No town nearby
Nearest place to stay we found: Tiddely Pom, Windy Harbour, 3 km. Nearest beds: Pemberton, 41 km (about 1h 15m by car). Nearest airport: Albany Airport (ALH), 165 km.
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