Barron Rivermouth Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, let’s have a look at what’s happening at Barron Rivermouth (point/river).

Honestly mate, the next couple of weeks are a bit of a struggle. We’re looking at a long, drawn-out run of small, messy surf with hardly a proper window to get excited about. The energy is there in the water – that long-period SW groundswell keeps pumping in, with the combined energy reading between 147 and 1023, so plenty of power at times – but the wind and tide just aren’t lining up for clean waves. It’s one of those stretches where you’ll be checking the cam more than you’re waxing up.

The first real standout comes on Saturday, July 11th. The morning session is the one to circle. We’ve got a light, clean cross-off breeze blowing from the north at just 3 mph, which is going to tidy that 3ft SW swell right up. Period’s at 15 seconds, so it’s a proper groundswell with some punch, but being a river-mouth setup, that long period might make it a bit straight and fast – could be tricky. Still, with clean conditions and hardly any wind, it’s your best shot for a decent wave all week. Expect crowds though, it’s a spot that can get pretty packed when it’s clean.

Then we hit a proper drought. From Sunday the 12th right through to Friday the 17th of July, it’s pretty grim. The swell drops off to tiny 1ft to 2ft, the wind is cross-on or onshore most of the time, and the wave quality is either marginal or just poor. Honestly, you’d be better off doing something else.

But hold on – there’s a flicker of hope at the very end. On Saturday morning, July 18th, we get a glassy 2ft SW swell with the wind dropping to nothing. The combined energy is 321, so there’s some life in it, and with an 18-second period, that’s proper long-period groundswell. It’ll be clean, but again – that long period at a river mouth can make things a bit walled and tricky. It’s not a day for beginners, but if you know the bank, it could be a fun little morning. And after so many junk days, that’s about as good as it gets.

Sunday the 19th and Monday the 20th show a bump in size – up to 5ft – but the winds turn onshore and the period drops, so it’s messy again. That Monday morning the swell hits 5ft from the SW at 12 seconds, but with a cross-on breeze from the WNW, it’s just not going to be pretty. Probably better for the kite crew than paddle surfers at that point.

So yeah, it’s a quiet outlook. If you’re keen, pencil in the morning of Saturday July 11th and maybe the glassy Saturday morning on July 18th, but don’t get your hopes too high. Colder than usual water for this time of year too, so suit up.

Rusty.

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