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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?

18Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Sun 8: 4 ft swell at 9 s

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Swell
9 ft8 ssoft
Energy
947kJ
Wind
SSW 4 kn
Temp
17°C

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Swell
8 ft10 ssoft
Energy
1,167kJ
Wind
NW 3 kn
Temp
17°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Swell
8 ft11 ssoft
Energy
1,262kJ
Wind
SE 17 kn
Temp
16°C

Sat 7 · 15 out of 100

Swell
5 ft10 ssoft
Energy
435kJ
Wind
ESE 18 kn
Temp
18°C

Sun 8 · 60 out of 100

Swell
4 ft9 ssoft
Energy
231kJ
Wind
NE 6 kn
Temp
19°C

Mon 9 · 17 out of 100

Swell
5 ft12 smushy
Energy
507kJ
Wind
SSW 15 kn
Temp
16°C

Tue 10 · 0 out of 100

Swell
9 ft10 smushy
Energy
1,483kJ
Wind
S 10 kn
Temp
14°C

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 39, poor
  2. Wed 40, too big
  3. Thu 50, too big
  4. Fri 60, too big
  5. Sat 715, poor
  6. Sun 860, good
  7. Mon 917, poor
  8. Tue 100, too big
  9. Wed 110, too big
  10. Thu 1244, poor

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

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Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Salmons Point, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Tue 3Nov9, poor6 ft9 smushy7 ft at break (est.)501kJwind from the south-west, 16 knots17°C
Wed 4Nov0, too big9 ft8 ssoft10 ft at break (est.)947kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots17°C
Thu 5Nov0, too big8 ft10 ssoft10 ft at break (est.)1,167kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots17°C
Fri 6Nov0, too big8 ft11 ssoft10 ft at break (est.)1,262kJwind from the south-east, 17 knots16°C
Sat 7Nov15, poor5 ft10 ssoft7 ft at break (est.)435kJwind from the east-south-east, 18 knots18°C
Sun 8Nov60, good4 ft9 ssoft5 ft at break (est.)231kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore19°C
Mon 9Nov17, poor5 ft12 smushy7 ft at break (est.)507kJwind from the south-south-west, 15 knots16°C
Tue 10Nov0, too big9 ft10 smushy11 ft at break (est.)1,483kJwind from the south, 10 knots14°C
Wed 11Nov0, too big7 ft10 ssoft9 ft at break (est.)856kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots16°C
Thu 12Nov44, poor5 ft10 ssoft7 ft at break (est.)407kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 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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