Goolwa Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.56° S 138.88° E

Goolwa Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Goolwa Rivermouth sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.6° 

Goolwa 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 Goolwa Rivermouth today (06 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Goolwa Rivermouth at 6PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)--
Afternoon (06 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Sun morning).

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
2
2
3
3
4
4
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4
4
5
5
3
4
2
3
2
2
2
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.1
SW
18
1.9
SW
15
2
SW
15
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
644
834
1052
790
1567
1836
2028
2054
1455
1219
2191
2165
1796
1523
1350
1317
1284
1187
1124
1109
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SE
10
E
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
NNW
10
N
15
NE
20
NNW
20
NE
30
N
25
NNE
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:38AM0.69m
10:05AM0.72m
Low Tide
10:39PM0.06m
10:13PM0.00m
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
17
18
17
16
16
14
12
12
15
17
16
14
Feels °C
14
12
12
12
11
10
9
10
14
14
14
12
11
10
6
6
9
11
11
9
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