Salmons Point
Surf spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
25Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: 4 ft swell at 9 s
Tue 3 · 16 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 129kJ
- Wind
- W 13 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 8 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 954kJ
- Wind
- SSW 4 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 8 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 1,230kJ
- Wind
- NW 2 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 8 ft11 ssoft
- Energy
- 1,346kJ
- Wind
- ESE 17 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Sat 7 · 25 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 426kJ
- Wind
- ESE 20 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Sun 8 · 67 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 254kJ
- Wind
- E 7 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Mon 9 · 18 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft12 smushy
- Energy
- 537kJ
- Wind
- S 11 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Tue 316, poor
- Wed 40, too big
- Thu 50, too big
- Fri 60, too big
- Sat 725, poor
- Sun 867, good
- Mon 918, poor
- Tue 100, too big
- Wed 1144, poor
- Thu 1291, good
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.
Salmons Point does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 16, poor | 3 ft8 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 129kJ | wind from the west, 13 knots | 17°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, too big | 8 ft9 ssoft10 ft at break (est.) | 954kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots | 17°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, too big | 8 ft10 ssoft10 ft at break (est.) | 1,230kJ | wind from the north-west, 2 knots | 17°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, too big | 8 ft11 ssoft10 ft at break (est.) | 1,346kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 17 knots | 17°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 25, poor | 5 ft9 ssoft7 ft at break (est.) | 426kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 20 knots, offshore | 18°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 67, good | 4 ft9 ssoft5 ft at break (est.) | 254kJ | offshorewind from the east, 7 knots, offshore | 18°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 18, poor | 5 ft12 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 537kJ | wind from the south, 11 knots | 16°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, too big | 8 ft10 ssoft11 ft at break (est.) | 1,382kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots | 15°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 44, poor | 6 ft10 ssoft8 ft at break (est.) | 561kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 16 knots, offshore | 17°C |
| Thu 12Nov | 91, good | 4 ft10 ssoft6 ft at break (est.) | 285kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 12 knots, offshore | 17°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.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
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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Where to stay: 3 towns
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about 40 min by car · 14 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About West Beach its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Esperance on Booking.com
about 45 min by car · 22 places to stay
- Beds in Bandy Creek on Booking.com
about 50 min by car · 12 places to stay
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 2 November 2026.
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