Salmon Creek

Beach break

Californie, États-Unis

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From level intermediate · Combi 4/3Accessible from intermediate level: shoulder-high waves (0.7–1.1 m), fairly forgiving, a long, powerful swell (14 s) that pushes hard. Below that, better to aim for more modest conditions.
Conditions
6.9/10
Fair
Size
0.71.1 m
shoulder-high
Wind
13 km/h
NW · Cross-shore
Swell
0.8 m
14 s · SSW
Best window · 9h7.3/10 · 0.61.0 m · 3 km/h
Today's take

Moderate wave, nice long, clean swell from the SSW. Cross-shore wind that ruffles the surface a little. Fair conditions, surfable but nothing special: fine for a practice session.

Today's forecast

FRIDAY, AUGUST 14
RatingWaves mSwell sWind km/hWeather
15h0.50.71011🌤️16°
18h0.51.01314☁️15°
21hBest0.61.01221🌤️14°

3-hour slots (spot local time · PDT) · ★ rating out of 5 · arrow = swell/wind direction · highlighted row = best slot

Tides

00h15 Sat06h12h18h0 mBM 06:52-0.8 mPM 13:20+0.8 mBM 19:18-0.4 mmaintenant

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Last updated: Fri, Aug 14, 22:42 PDT · Données : Open-Meteo (modèles vagues + météo) · servies depuis la base pré-calculée.