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Salt Creek is seeing light, playable surf with waves just below workable size despite a solid swell direction. The tide is rising around 2.3 feet, which is excellent for this reef break and should help the waves hold a bit better. Winds are steady from the west at 10 mph, making it pretty blown out and challenging for clean faces. If you’re picky about conditions, it might feel a bit messy but the tide and swell direction keep it interesting.
Quick Conditions Snapshot
Approximately 2 ft swell from WSW with 12s, west wind at 10 mph, rising tide near 2.3 ft, water temp 63.7°F, air temp 67°F.
Mostly Sunny, 67°F • Wind W 10 mph
Swell Score: A swell score of 5/10 reflects very small size.
Swell Detail: About 2 ft with an interval of 12 seconds with Light engery (~138 kJ).
Swell Direction: The primary swell is coming from the WSW (244°) | Within ideal direction window.
Tide Score: With a tide score of 9.6/10, tide conditions are near ideal for this break, providing strong support for clean and consistent wave shape.
Tide Height: The tide is rising around 2.33 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: High at 11:56 PM (4.5 ft)
Wind Score: A wind score of 1.6/10 reflects strong winds that are creating choppy, mushy conditions and breaking up the wave face.
Wind Direction & Speed: W @ 10 mph
Wind Trend: Wind quality remains consistent through the surf window.
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