Glenelg Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.06° S 140.99° E

Glenelg Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Glenelg Rivermouth sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.8° 

Glenelg Rivermouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Glenelg Rivermouth today (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Glenelg Rivermouth at 5AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (06 Aug)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (06 Aug)7ft (2.1m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
5
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5
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5
5
4
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4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
2
SW
18
2.1
SW
18
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
711
581
1210
1498
1082
1347
2408
2528
3420
3879
4433
3681
3286
2579
4797
4652
3865
3253
3455
3731
2741
2562
2391
2358
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:11AM0.70m
2:03PM0.65m
5:19AM0.69m
1:02PM0.67m
11:48AM0.76m
Low Tide
9:24AM0.50m
9:20PM0.10m
9:31AM0.63m
9:33PM0.08m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
9
8
9
10
12
13
12
12
12
11
10
10
12
16
15
11
12
12
13
12
10
11
10
10
Feels °C
6
4
5
6
10
11
10
11
10
9
7
7
9
13
12
7
7
7
8
6
5
6
5
5
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