Moruya Rivermouth Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s cut to it. The next couple of weeks at Moruya Rivermouth are a bit of a rollercoaster – some decent swell windows, but a lot of wind and chop to wade through. We’ve got a couple of clean moments, but you’ll need to pick your times.

Starting Monday the 14th, it’s small and weak – 0.8m NE swell, short 7-second period, with a light north breeze making it choppy. Energy is only 129, so don’t bother. Tuesday the 15th is similar in the morning, but the afternoon brings a southerly blast at 25 km/h, the swell jumps to 2.3m from the SSE, and the energy hits 580. But the period is still short, and the wind messes it up. Not worth it.

Wednesday the 16th has a better morning – a fresh SSW wind at 30 km/h is cross-offshore, so it’s clean. The swell is 1.8m from the south with an 8-second period, energy at 417. The afternoon, though, the swell grows to 2.3m and the period stretches to 10 seconds, energy up to 1079 – that’s got some punch – but the southerly wind is cross and it gets lumpy. Marginal.

Now, the standout of the whole run: Thursday the 17th, morning. The wind is dead glassy. The swell is a solid 1.7m from the SSE with a 9-second period, energy at 516. This is the cleanest, most organised surf you’ll see for a while. The rivermouth will be handling it beautifully. That’s the one to get out for. The afternoon, though, the wind switches onshore and it drops.

After that, Friday the 18th and Saturday the 19th are poor – small, short-period, cross-onshore slop. Energy drops right off. Sunday the 20th is almost flat, 0.2m to 0.4m. Dead.

Monday the 21st brings a pulse in the morning, 1.9m from the south, but the period is short and it’s messy with a cross wind. The afternoon, though, goes glassy again – 1.6m from the SSE, but the period drops to 7 seconds. It’s surfable, clean, but not great. Energy’s at 396. Tuesday the 22nd is back to small junk.

Further out, Wednesday the 23rd afternoon has a clean 1.3m NE windswell, but a tiny 5-second period – weak and gutless. Thursday the 24th afternoon has 1.8m from the NE, but again, a short 6-second period, and it’s raining with a strong cross-off wind. Not good.

Friday the 25th is a washout with strong winds and rain. Saturday the 26th afternoon has a bit of size – 2.0m from the NE, but still a short 7-second period, energy at 629, but it’s clean with the cross-off wind. It’s a maybe, but nothing to write home about.

Sunday the 27th is messy, and then the final stretch – Monday the 28th and Tuesday the 29th – is small and weak. Nothing there.

So, your best bet is that Thursday 17th morning. Glassy, clean, decent size from the SSE. That’s the day. The other clean windows like Monday afternoon the 21st are just okay. And there’s a long stretch of nothing from the 18th to the 20th, so don’t bother then.

Water temp is about average for this time of year. And remember, this rivermouth is exposed and fairly consistent, but it needs the right conditions to really shine. When it’s on, it’s a classic. When it’s not, you’re just paddling around.

Keep an eye on Thursday. That’s the standout.

Rusty, out.

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