Glenelg Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.06° S 140.99° E

Glenelg Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Glenelg Rivermouth sea temperature is
14.6° 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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Glenelg Rivermouth at 5PM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (09 Aug)7ft (2.2m)16s
Evening (09 Aug)7ft (2.2m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
3
4
4
5
6
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0
0
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0
0
0
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4
2
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
2.2
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
19
3
SW
19
3.5
SW
19
3.5
SW
19
4
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1519
1280
1116
2404
2578
3579
7275
7503
7346
10478
5876
5105
7267
6265
5394
3883
3388
3195
2981
1641
3805
3676
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
ENE
10
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:47AM0.87m
12:08PM0.95m
12:29PM0.99m
Low Tide
10:16PM0.10m
11:03PM0.15m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
6
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
12
13
12
12
13
12
13
14
12
11
10
10
10
10
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
7
6
8
10
11
11
11
8
7
7
8
7
6
6
7
7
6
7
8
8
8
8
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