Saltburn Surf Report & Ideal Conditions

Live NOAA data · Updated 2026-08-26
Saltburn is most often good on a 2–4 ft short-period (under 8s) swell from the N, with light wind from the S, on a high incoming tide — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have logged and rated highest here. It best suits improving and intermediate surfers. Right now the nearest buoy reads about — @ — from the —.

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Best conditions for Saltburn

Saltburn is most often good on a 2–4 ft short-period (under 8s) swell from the N, with light wind from the S, on a high incoming tide — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have logged and rated highest here.

Ideal wave height2–4 ft
Ideal periodshort-period (under 8s)
Best swell directionN
Best windlight wind from the S
Best tidehigh & incoming

These best-conditions estimates come from real sessions LazySurfer users rated highly at this break — not an editorial guess (moderate-confidence read). In the app, LazySurfer's custom deep-learning model predicts your own 1–5★ rating at about 90% exact-match accuracy (97.6% within one star). How LazySurfer works →

Current conditions

Latest reading from the nearest NOAA buoys (UTC 2026-08-26 10:10 UTC). LazySurfer reads this same public NDBC data directly — no proprietary smoothing. New to buoy data? See how to read a NOAA buoy. A multi-day forecast for this spot is coming soon; for now these readings update continuously.

Wave height
Dominant period
Swell direction
Wave buoyNDBC station 44007 (4972 km away)
Wind11 kt from the E — NDBC 62165 (149 km away)

Tide

Predicted tide for the next two days from NOAA station 8410140 (EASTPORT), the nearest tide station (4680 km away). Times local.

Saltburn tide chart for 2026-08-26 Predicted tide height in feet over two days, with high and low markers. 12a6a12p6p12a6a12p6p 17.8ft3:25a1.3ft9:51a17.0ft3:55p2.6ft10:10p17.6ft4:11a1.4ft10:36a17.3ft4:42p2.5ft10:59pNow1.317.6

Frequently asked

Is Saltburn good for beginners?

Saltburn is best for improving and intermediate surfers — it's most often good on 2–4 ft surf, manageable on its smaller days but a step up from true beginner conditions. Conditions change daily, so always check the live report on this page before paddling out.

What's the best tide for Saltburn?

Saltburn tends to be best on a high incoming tide — the tide stage LazySurfer surfers have rated highest here. Tide changes how the swell breaks, so check the two-day tide chart on this page for today's high and low times.

What swell direction is best for Saltburn?

The best swell direction for Saltburn is from the north (N). Swell arriving from the north lines up best with how this break faces, which is when LazySurfer surfers have rated it highest.

What's the best wind for Saltburn?

Saltburn is most often good with light wind from the south (S) — the wind LazySurfer surfers logged on their best-rated sessions here. Wind direction grooms or chops the wave face, so check the live report for current wind.

Where does LazySurfer's surf data for Saltburn come from?

LazySurfer reads public data directly from NOAA's National Data Buoy Center and the National Weather Service — the nearest NDBC wave buoy (station 44007) and the nearest NOAA tide station (EASTPORT). The same raw readings NOAA publishes, with no proprietary smoothing.

Does LazySurfer predict whether Saltburn is good for me?

Yes. LazySurfer trains a custom deep-learning model — a PyTorch neural network with per-user embeddings, retrained weekly on real logged surf sessions from the LazySurfer community — to predict the 1-to-5 star rating you personally would give, rather than a single average rating for everyone.

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