Moruya Rivermouth Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ll be straight with you—this stretch out of Moruya Rivermouth is a bit of a mixed bag. We’ve got a long run of small, pretty ordinary waves with a few decent windows, but nothing that’ll have you sprinting for the car. Let’s walk through it.

The week kicks off on Saturday, 29 August with a tiny 3ft southeast swell, period around 10 seconds, and glassy conditions in the morning—surfable but very ordinary, with weak wave energy (189). That morning window is the pick of a pretty flat start. By arvo, the wind swings cross-on and it turns poor. Sunday, 30 August is similar: 2ft south swell in the morning, glassy, weak energy (116). It’s small and clean, but you’re really scratching for a wave. Monday, 31 August brings 2ft SSE swell, still weak energy (96), with a glassy start—again, barely worth paddling out unless you’re desperate for a splash.

Tuesday, 1 September is where it gets a little more interesting. The swell drops to 2ft from the south, but period stretches to 10 seconds and energy climbs to moderate (143). Winds are cross-offshore and clean. It’s still small, but with that longer period and clean faces, the river mouth could offer a few lined-up runners for the beginner crew. Wednesday and Thursday are tiny—1ft to 2ft—with offshore winds on Wednesday arvo (gentle offshore and clean), but wave energy is weak (65–109). It’s a salvage session at best.

Now, Friday, 4 September through Sunday, 6 September is a write-off. Swell drops to 1.0ft–2ft, energy pathetic (33–53), and by Sunday 6 September a fresh breeze kicks up to 22 mph cross-offshore with 5ft NE swell and moderate energy (265), but the wave comment says poor—so don’t get excited. That’s a kite-surfing wind, not a paddle-surfing one.

Monday, 7 September stays poor with rain showers and 3ft NE swell. Tuesday, 8 September is a big red flag. We’ve got an 12ft SSE swell hitting—huge energy (2456)—but it’s too big for the rivermouth. Only for absolute experts, and even then, it’s sketchy. Wednesday and Thursday, 9–10 September drop to 5ft–8ft SSE swells with strong winds (16–19 mph), moderate to strong energy (404–1078), but the conditions are marginal or poor. Not your day.

Finally, the standout. Friday, 11 September morning: glassy, 4ft SSE swell at 10 seconds, moderate energy (288), and the forecast says “expect good surf conditions.” That’s the one to aim for—clean, lined-up waves, not too big for a beginner, but with enough push for a fun session. Saturday, 12 September morning is also glassy with 3ft SSE swell at 11 seconds (251 energy)—another good window, but smaller. Afternoons both days get blown out.

So your best bet is the morning of Friday, 11 September or Saturday, 12 September. The rivermouth can be a fun little wave when it’s clean and small. Just don’t expect any magic.

Rusty.

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