Is it worth the trip?
63Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: 8 ft swell at 10 s, 4 hours of offshore wind
Tue 3 · 47 out of 100
- Swell
- 8 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 750kJ
- Wind
- SW 7 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Wed 4 · 63 out of 100
- Swell
- 9 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 1,413kJ
- Wind
- N 4 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Thu 5 · 69 out of 100
- Swell
- 9 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 1,408kJ
- Wind
- S 10 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Fri 6 · 88 out of 100
- Swell
- 8 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 1,160kJ
- Wind
- ESE 17 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Sat 7 · 42 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 503kJ
- Wind
- ESE 8 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Sun 8 · 20 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 348kJ
- Wind
- S 12 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Mon 9 · 60 out of 100
- Swell
- 8 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 1,290kJ
- Wind
- SE 12 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
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Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Tue 347, fair
- Wed 463, good
- Thu 569, good
- Fri 688, good
- Sat 742, too small
- Sun 820, too small
- Mon 960, good
- Tue 1078, good
- Wed 1140, too small
- Thu 1239, too small
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 beginners. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Expert | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 47, fair | 8 ft8 smushy9 ft at break (est.) | 750kJ | wind from the south-west, 7 knots | 16°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 63, good | 9 ft9 scrumbling11 ft at break (est.) | 1,413kJ | wind from the north, 4 knots | 17°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 69, good | 9 ft10 scrumbling11 ft at break (est.) | 1,408kJ | wind from the south, 10 knots | 17°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 88, good | 8 ft10 scrumbling10 ft at break (est.) | 1,160kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 17 knots, offshore | 18°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 42, too small | 6 ft9 shollow7 ft at break (est.) | 503kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore | 18°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 20, too small | 4 ft11 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 348kJ | wind from the south, 12 knots | 16°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 60, good | 8 ft11 shollow10 ft at break (est.) | 1,290kJ | wind from the south-east, 12 knots | 16°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 78, good | 8 ft11 scrumbling10 ft at break (est.) | 1,413kJ | offshorewind from the east, 10 knots, offshore | 17°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 40, too small | 5 ft10 shollow7 ft at break (est.) | 465kJ | offshorewind from the east, 12 knots, offshore | 18°C |
| Thu 12Nov | 39, too small | 3 ft14 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 423kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, offshore | 18°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
- Tue 3 NovLow 02:02 +0.1 mHigh 06:43 +0.2 mLow 14:49 −0.3 mHigh 22:07 +0.1 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 02:58 +0.0 mHigh 08:17 +0.1 mLow 15:05 −0.2 mHigh 21:43 +0.1 m
- Thu 5 NovLow 03:43 −0.1 mHigh 09:29 +0.1 mLow 15:03 −0.1 mHigh 21:29 +0.2 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 Wed 4 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.
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Where to stay: nearest beds 41 km away
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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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