
Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
644 | 834 | 1052 | 790 | 1567 | 1836 | 2028 | 2054 | 1455 | 1219 | 2191 | 2165 | 1796 | 1523 | 1350 | 1317 | 1284 | 1187 | 1124 | 1109 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
644 | 834 | 1052 | 543 | 1567 | 1836 | 2028 | 2054 | 1455 | 1219 | 2191 | 2165 | 1796 | 1523 | 1350 | 1317 | 1284 | 1187 | 1124 | 1109 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SW 18 | SSW 5 | S 8 | SW 6 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | WNW 4 | — |
21 | 21 | 19 | 790 | 7 | 19 | 8 | 96 | 708 | 642 | 943 | 932 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | WSW 20 | — | SSW 8 | — | — | SE 8 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
98 | 151 | — | 19 | — | — | 15 | 253 | 688 | 559 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | ESE 8 | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | N 3 | N 3 |
— | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 155 | 155 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 336 | 50 | 162 | 0 |
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