Glenelg Rivermouth surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Saturday 16 May 2026 ACST
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Glenelg Rivermouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Glenelg Rivermouth sea temperature is
16.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Glenelg Rivermouth today?

The current surf forecast for Glenelg Rivermouth at 11AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (16 May)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (16 May)10ft (3.0m)16s

Table - waves today at Glenelg Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
5
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4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
13
2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1061
1453
1697
1725
2233
5140
4885
4235
3517
2756
2521
2172
2158
2412
2221
2045
1892
1655
1415
1220
1042
961
961
1092
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
0
WNW
0
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
0
SSE
0
W
5
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:04PM0.97m
10:38PM0.38m
12:35PM1.05m
10:23PM0.38m
1:07PM1.08m
10:04PM0.42m
Low Tide
4:22AM0.16m
7:37PM0.34m
4:36AM0.07m
8:24PM0.37m
5:00AM-0.02m
9:11PM0.42m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
7:00
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:02
5:01
5:01
1
2
1
Temp °C
18
17
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
15
16
15
14
14
14
13
14
14
12
12
13
13
12
12
14
15
13
13
13
13
14
13
14
15
15
13
12
13
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
13
2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2
SW
12
Energy kJ
1061
1453
1697
1725
1697
5140
4885
4235
3517
2756
2521
2172
2158
2412
2221
2045
1892
1655
1415
1220
1042
961
961
1092
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
6
0.1
SW
22
0.4
WSW
20
1.4
SW
17
2
SW
17
0.1
S
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
23
0.2
SSW
22
0.4
SW
21
0.3
SW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.5
SW
20
0.6
SW
19
Energy kJ
14
18
152
1185
2233
11
22
22
21
45
117
72
44
186
303
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.6
N
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.6
N
3
0.6
N
4
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
4
Energy kJ
4
1
7
1
8
9
5
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
20
21
61
0
67
67
67
0
0
0
0
0
61
67
9
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Far West of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
7
4
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