Glenelg Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.06° S 140.99° E

Glenelg Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Glenelg Rivermouth sea temperature is
14.8° C
0.9° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Glenelg Rivermouth at 9AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (05 Aug)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (05 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
2
2
3
5
5
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5
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
10
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
2
SW
18
2.1
SW
17
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1103
1474
1480
1649
1330
1218
919
772
711
581
1096
1185
1082
1347
2408
2499
3237
4005
4433
3681
3470
2779
4742
4438
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
S
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
3:25AM0.70m
2:27PM0.69m
4:11AM0.70m
2:03PM0.65m
5:19AM0.69m
1:02PM0.67m
Low Tide
8:57AM0.38m
9:09PM0.14m
9:24AM0.50m
9:20PM0.10m
9:31AM0.63m
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part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:01
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5:20
5:21
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
9
8
9
10
13
13
13
13
12
11
10
10
14
15
13
13
Feels °C
10
10
10
10
9
8
9
9
5
4
5
7
11
11
11
12
11
9
7
7
12
13
11
10
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