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Salmons Point

Surf spot · Australia

Is it worth the trip?

46Fair out of 100 for your dates

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Best on Wed 4: 8 ft swell at 9 s

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 18 out of 100

Swell
6 ft9 smushy
Energy
424kJ
Wind
W 13 kn
Temp
17°C

Wed 4 · 63 out of 100

Swell
8 ft9 ssoft
Energy
958kJ
Wind
SSW 4 kn
Temp
17°C

Thu 5 · 57 out of 100

Swell
8 ft10 ssoft
Energy
1,242kJ
Wind
NW 2 kn
Temp
17°C

Fri 6 · 40 out of 100

Swell
8 ft10 ssoft
Energy
1,111kJ
Wind
ESE 17 kn
Temp
17°C

Sat 7 · 51 out of 100

Swell
6 ft10 ssoft
Energy
592kJ
Wind
E 14 kn
Temp
18°C

Sun 8 · 27 out of 100

Swell
4 ft9 ssoft
Energy
259kJ
Wind
E 7 kn
Temp
18°C

Mon 9 · 26 out of 100

Swell
6 ft11 smushy
Energy
837kJ
Wind
SSE 13 kn
Temp
16°C

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Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 318, too small
  2. Wed 463, good
  3. Thu 557, fair
  4. Fri 640, poor
  5. Sat 751, fair
  6. Sun 827, too small
  7. Mon 926, poor
  8. Tue 1051, fair
  9. Wed 1150, fair

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

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every day, every number

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Forecast and score for expert surfers at Salmons Point, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Tue 3Nov18, too small6 ft9 smushy7 ft at break (est.)424kJwind from the west, 13 knots17°C
Wed 4Nov63, good8 ft9 ssoft10 ft at break (est.)958kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots17°C
Thu 5Nov57, fair8 ft10 ssoft10 ft at break (est.)1,242kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots17°C
Fri 6Nov40, poor8 ft10 ssoft10 ft at break (est.)1,111kJwind from the east-south-east, 17 knots17°C
Sat 7Nov51, fair6 ft10 ssoft8 ft at break (est.)592kJwind from the east, 14 knots, offshore18°C
Sun 8Nov27, too small4 ft9 ssoft5 ft at break (est.)259kJwind from the east, 7 knots, offshore18°C
Mon 9Nov26, poor6 ft11 smushy9 ft at break (est.)837kJwind from the south-south-east, 13 knots16°C
Tue 10Nov51, fair7 ft11 ssoft10 ft at break (est.)1,064kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots15°C
Wed 11Nov50, fair6 ft10 ssoft8 ft at break (est.)593kJwind from the east-north-east, 13 knots, offshore17°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 02:58 +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
  • Thu 5 NovLow 03:46 −0.1 mHigh 09:21 +0.1 mLow 15:22 −0.1 mHigh 21:33 +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.

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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.

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

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