Monabe Rivermouth Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the table for the next couple of weeks down at Monabe Rivermouth.

Honestly, it’s a bit of a mixed bag, and for the most part, it’s going to be pretty quiet. This break is a river-mouth setup that rarely breaks, so don’t expect much to line up. The first bit of any real interest shows up on Tuesday the 8th of September, with a 6 ft south swell. The water’s sitting at 84°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. The wind is light and cross-offshore from the ENE, so it’ll be clean. Combined energy is pushing 878, so moderate to strong. That afternoon window is the standout in the whole run—decent size, clean, and the swell direction is spot-on from the south, which is the optimum for this spot. But be aware, it can get a crew down there sometimes.

The following Wednesday morning the 9th sees a bigger 8 ft south swell, but with heavy rain and a cross wind, it’s messy, and honestly not worth paddling out for. The energy is very strong at 1114, but the conditions are ordinary. Wednesday afternoon drops to 6 ft from the SSE with a light cross-off, but still not clean enough to get excited about.

From Thursday the 10th right through to the 15th, we’re looking at small, sub-5 ft swell, mostly from the SE or ESE. A lot of glassy mornings and afternoons, but the wave heights are just too small and weak to do much with. The energy sits between 191 and 364, so the ocean is pretty sleepy. The morning of Friday the 12th has a 3 ft SSE swell with glassy conditions, but it’s just not enough oomph. It’s the kind of run where you’d be better off doing something else.

The swell picks up a tiny bit on Monday the 14th and Tuesday the 15th, with 4 ft to 5 ft from the ESE, and glassy conditions, but the period is short at 8-9 seconds and the energy is still moderate. It’s surfable, but very ordinary. Nothing close to the Tuesday afternoon earlier in the run.

After the 15th, it’s back to tiny surf, below 3 ft for most of the second week, with energy dropping to under 100 by the weekend of the 18th and 19th. The 20th of September shows a little pulse of 4 ft from the E, with glassy conditions, but again, it’s nothing to write home about. The 22nd and 23rd are mostly flat with poor conditions.

So the long and short of it: the only real blip of decent surf is that Tuesday the 8th afternoon. The rest is a long gap of tiny, weak waves. If you’re a beginner, the 6 ft on the 8th is fine, but for the rest, you’re chasing dribble. For a river break that rarely fires, this is pretty normal—expect long gaps. If things look more interesting for kiting than surfing on those days, well, you can figure that out.

Stay safe.

Rusty

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