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Salt Creek
Surf spot · United States
Is it worth the trip?
10Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: too small (2 ft swell at 11 s), sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 9 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft13 shollow
- Energy
- 66kJ
- Wind
- ESE 5 kn
- Temp
- 8°C
Tue 3 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft12 shollow
- Energy
- 39kJ
- Wind
- ESE 3 kn
- Temp
- 11°C
Wed 4 · 3 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 9kJ
- Wind
- SE 2 kn
- Temp
- 9°C
Thu 5 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft12 shollow
- Energy
- 80kJ
- Wind
- ENE 3 kn
- Temp
- 10°C
Fri 6 · 11 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft13 shollow
- Energy
- 103kJ
- Wind
- NW 3 kn
- Temp
- 12°C
Sat 7 · 12 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 121kJ
- Wind
- E 10 kn
- Temp
- 8°C
Sun 8 · 14 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 86kJ
- Wind
- SE 3 kn
- Temp
- 11°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 13, too small
- Mon 29, too small
- Tue 38, too small
- Wed 43, too small
- Thu 57, too small
- Fri 611, too small
- Sat 712, too small
- Sun 814, too small
- Mon 910, too small
- Tue 106, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces Ntakes swell from the N
- Offshore: Swind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 5–20 ftof swell
- Water 9 °C4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves
Full forecast
every day, every number
Salt Creek 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 | 3, too small | 1 ft17 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 27kJ | wind from the east, 5 knots | 9°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 9, too small | 1 ft13 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 66kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots | 8°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 8, too small | 1 ft12 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 39kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots | 11°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 3, too small | 1 ft10 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 9kJ | wind from the south-east, 2 knots | 9°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 7, too small | 2 ft12 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 80kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots | 10°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 11, too small | 2 ft13 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 103kJ | wind from the north-west, 3 knots | 12°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 12, too small | 2 ft11 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 121kJ | wind from the east, 10 knots | 8°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 14, too small | 2 ft11 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 86kJ | wind from the south-east, 3 knots | 11°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 10, too small | 2 ft10 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 45kJ | wind from the north-east, 4 knots | 11°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 6, too small | 1 ft10 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 24kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot | 13°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 05:37 +0.9 mLow 11:12 −0.3 mHigh 16:50 +1.1 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 00:02 −1.6 mHigh 06:44 +0.9 mLow 12:44 −0.4 mHigh 18:14 +0.9 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 01:12 −1.4 mHigh 07:46 +1.0 mLow 14:04 −0.7 mHigh 19:42 +0.8 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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Each place wears its best day on these dates, a surf spot for intermediates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.
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More surf near here
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- Angeles Point 11.2 km away
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- Super Green 31.5 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Salt Creek
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces N (8°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (188°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 10). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 8°C in January, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 11°C in July, its warmest (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves). The town to stay in is Port Angeles. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.
Water about 9°C: 4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves. 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).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,190–US$2,150 each
about US$1,190–US$2,150 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to SEA, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$248–US$516 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$154–US$255 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$301–US$502 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$636 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$147–US$241 |
| Total | about US$1,190–US$2,150 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Port Angeles
37 min by car · 27 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Port Angeles its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest beds: Port Angeles, 21 km (about 40 min by car)
About US$114 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.
Getting there: about 8h 40m
About 8h 40m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → SEA, direct, then 2h 35m by road
Flights MDW → SEA on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.