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Salt Creek is seeing solid, well-spaced waves with a strong pulse despite the swell direction being just outside the perfect window. The tide is dropping near low, which suits this reef break well and keeps waves peeling clean. Winds are fair and sideshore from the northwest, improving and light enough to keep conditions manageable if a bit bumpy at times. If you don’t mind a bit of a crosswind shuffle, this is a playable session with some punchy sets rolling through.
Quick Conditions Snapshot
2.95 ft swell from SSE with 17-second energy, NW wind 5 to 10 mph, dropping tide near 2.7 ft, water temp 67°F, air temp 59°F
Mostly Cloudy, 59°F • Wind NW 5 to 10 mph
Swell Score: A swell score of 4.5/10 reflects modest size.
Swell Detail: Close to 3 ft with an interval of 17 seconds with Solid energy (~440 kJ).
Swell Direction: The primary swell is coming from the SSE (163°) | Outside 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 2.72 ft, which sits within the preferred mid-tide range for this break.
Tide Trend: ↘ Peaking: Tide quality may slowly decline but remains good.
Next Tide: Low at 9:15 PM (2.1 ft)
Wind Score: A wind score of 4.0/10 suggests mixed wind influence, with choppy sections and uneven texture starting to affect wave quality.
Wind Direction & Speed: NW @ 5 to 10 mph
Wind Trend: Wind quality improves as the surf window opens.
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