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Salt Creek is seeing fair surf conditions with waves around 2.3 ft and a moderate 11-second period coming from the west, a direction within the acceptable window for this spot. The tide is currently dropping near 2.9 ft, moving toward a low tide of 1.54 ft, which is rated excellent for the break. Winds are light at 5 mph from the southwest, providing smooth surface conditions despite being sideshore, and the water temperature is a comfortable 65°F.
Quick Conditions Snapshot
Waves 2.3 ft at 11 sec from the west, light southwest winds, dropping tide near 2.9 ft, water temp 65°F, air temp 70°F.
Mostly Sunny, 70°F • Wind SW 5 mph
Waves remain fair sized with improving period, making it a decent afternoon session under mostly sunny skies and light, clean winds. Expect smoother conditions through early evening with the tide gradually lowering. Water temperature is comfortable for spring conditions.
Swell Score: A swell score of 4.7/10 reflects very small size and limited swell energy.
Swell Detail: Roughly 2.3 ft with an interval of 11 seconds with Weak engery (~173 kJ).
Swell Direction: The primary swell is coming from the W (267°) | Within acceptable direction window.
Tide Score: With a tide score of 10/10, tide conditions are near ideal for this break, providing strong support for clean and consistent wave shape.
Tide Height: The tide is falling around 2.89 ft, which sits within the preferred mid-tide range for this reef break.
Tide Trend: ↘ Peaking: Tide quality may slowly decline but remains good.
Next Tide: Low at 5:36 PM (1.5 ft)
Wind Score: A wind score of 5.0/10 indicates mostly favorable winds, with generally clean conditions and only slight chop on the surface.
Wind Direction & Speed: SW @ 5 mph
Wind Trend: Wind quality remains consistent through the surf window.
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