Goolwa Rivermouth Surf Break

Goolwa Rivermouth Surf Guide

Lat Long: 35.56° S 138.88° E

Issued: 8 am 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Goolwa Rivermouth sea temperature is
15.3° C

Normal for this time of year

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

Goolwa Rivermouth Surf Guide

Goolwa Rivermouth in South Australia - East Coast is an exposed sandbar break that has reasonably consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Ideal winds are from the north northeast and there is no shelter here from cross shore breezes. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the south. The sandbar break offers mainly right hand waves. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Sharks have been reported here.

Goolwa Rivermouth Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar2fairly consistent
15.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Goolwa Rivermouth:

The best conditions reported for surf at Goolwa Rivermouth occur when a South swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northeast.

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Goolwa Rivermouth Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 22 June 2026, 12:00 Local Time
Monday 22
12:30PM3:30PM6:30PM9:30PM
Wave (m)
1.4
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period (s) 15 15 15 15
Wind (km/h)
10
15
15
15
Wind State cross-
off		 cross cross-
off		 cross-
off

Tides at Goolwa Rivermouth

Current tide and informaton
For Goolwa Beach, 10 km from Goolwa Rivermouth.
Next High Water: 05:43pm | 0.58m
Tidal range Clock
Next Low Water: 12:57am | 0.11m
IS AT (local time)

Goolwa Rivermouth Sea Temperature

The Goolwa Rivermouth water temperature is rather cool (15.3 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.
Current Temp*: 15.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite
water-temp
South-Australia Sea TemperatureView Sea Temp Map

Swell History at Goolwa Rivermouth

Surf stats for Goolwa Rivermouth, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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Wind History at Goolwa Rivermouth

Wind stats for Goolwa Rivermouth, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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