Glenelg Rivermouth surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 08 Jan 2026 ACDT
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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
16.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Glenelg Rivermouth today?

The current surf forecast for Glenelg Rivermouth at 5AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (08 Jan)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (08 Jan)8ft (2.4m)14s

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

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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
1
2
1
1
!
!
0
!
0
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
4
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
Period(s) (?)16151515151414141414131313131312128101213131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)322731852942290231972527245821552125197716681619159414751452120717371144332062679052826972775767
Wind
(km/h)
0
NW
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ENE
5
W
15
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:28AM
0.90
2:56PM
0.57
3:42AM
0.84
3:49PM
0.59
3:53AM
0.78
4:46PM
0.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:59AM
0.33
8:51PM
0.17
10:16AM
0.27
9:24PM
0.28
10:37AM
0.22
9:53PM
0.39
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise--5:52-------5:52-------5:54-----
Sunset------8:31-------8:31-------8:30-
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C211716172221181615151724252319171515151717161615
Feels °C (?)211614141816141213141624231815139981112111211
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