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Esperance, the nearest town, 23 km away. Photo: Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Salmons Point

Surf spot · Australia

Is it worth the trip?

44Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Wed 4: 8 ft swell at 9 s

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 24 out of 100

Swell
6 ft9 smushy
Energy
560kJ
Wind
WSW 12 kn
Temp
17°C

Wed 4 · 58 out of 100

Swell
8 ft9 ssoft
Energy
936kJ
Wind
SSW 3 kn
Temp
17°C

Thu 5 · 49 out of 100

Swell
8 ft11 ssoft
Energy
1,458kJ
Wind
WSW 2 kn
Temp
17°C

Fri 6 · 50 out of 100

Swell
7 ft10 ssoft
Energy
855kJ
Wind
ESE 22 kn
Temp
17°C

Sat 7 · 37 out of 100

Swell
6 ft9 ssoft
Energy
519kJ
Wind
E 14 kn
Temp
19°C

Sun 8 · 26 out of 100

Swell
4 ft9 ssoft
Energy
221kJ
Wind
E 8 kn
Temp
18°C

Mon 9 · 32 out of 100

Swell
6 ft11 ssoft
Energy
673kJ
Wind
SE 15 kn
Temp
17°C

Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 261, good
  2. Tue 324, poor
  3. Wed 458, fair
  4. Thu 549, fair
  5. Fri 650, fair
  6. Sat 737, too small
  7. Sun 826, too small
  8. Mon 932, too small
  9. Tue 1038, poor
  10. Wed 1134, too small

The spot in five facts

  • Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
  • Offshore: NEwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 2–9 ftof swell
  • Water 18 °C2 mm shorty

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Salmons Point, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 2Nov61, good7 ft10 ssoft9 ft at break (est.)919kJwind from the north-north-west, 8 knots18°C
Tue 3Nov24, poor6 ft9 smushy8 ft at break (est.)560kJwind from the west-south-west, 12 knots17°C
Wed 4Nov58, fair8 ft9 ssoft10 ft at break (est.)936kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots17°C
Thu 5Nov49, fair8 ft11 ssoft11 ft at break (est.)1,458kJwind from the west-south-west, 2 knots17°C
Fri 6Nov50, fair7 ft10 ssoft9 ft at break (est.)855kJwind from the east-south-east, 22 knots, offshore17°C
Sat 7Nov37, too small6 ft9 ssoft7 ft at break (est.)519kJwind from the east, 14 knots, offshore19°C
Sun 8Nov26, too small4 ft9 ssoft5 ft at break (est.)221kJwind from the east, 8 knots, offshore18°C
Mon 9Nov32, too small6 ft11 ssoft8 ft at break (est.)673kJwind from the south-east, 15 knots17°C
Tue 10Nov38, poor6 ft11 ssoft9 ft at break (est.)828kJwind from the south-east, 15 knots17°C
Wed 11Nov34, too small5 ft10 ssoft7 ft at break (est.)549kJwind from the south-east, 15 knots16°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

  • Mon 2 NovHigh 01:14 +0.3 mLow 15:04 −0.3 mHigh 23:42 +0.1 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 02:58 +0.1 mHigh 07:12 +0.2 mLow 15:19 −0.3 mHigh 22:34 +0.1 m
  • Wed 4 NovLow 03:18 −0.0 mHigh 08:33 +0.1 mLow 15:27 −0.2 mHigh 21:52 +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.

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About Salmons Point

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces SW (240°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (60°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 750 m out (1 in 76). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 17°C in July, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 20°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Esperance. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.

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: 3 towns

Closest

West Beach

about 40 min by car · 14 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

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About West Beach its beds, food and every spot near it

Nearest beds: Esperance, 23 km (about 45 min by car)

About US$134 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.