Navarro Rivermouth Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, and I’ve gotta level with you about what’s coming up in the 16-day outlook. This is a tough stretch for our region. The only spot on the cards is Navarro Rivermouth, and frankly, it’s a river-mouth setup that’s inconsistent and rarely breaks properly. The pattern makes it feel like a bit of a waiting game.

The window kicks off on Saturday, 22 August. That morning there’s a tiny 2ft swell from the WNW, with a period of 10 seconds. The combined energy is weak (102), and it’s poor—cross-onshore wind has it choppy and messy. Saturday afternoon, the swell drops to 1ft from the SW, longer period (17 seconds), energy picks up just a little (202), but still poor with a moderate breeze. It’s barely surfable.

Sunday, 23 August, sees a jump in size: 5ft in the morning, NW direction, but that short period of 7 seconds kills the shape, and energy is moderate (508). It remains cross-onshore and poor. Sunday afternoon gets to 6ft from the NW, still 8 seconds on the period, energy at 530, but the wind doesn’t let up. Monday the 24th and Tuesday the 25th are marginal at best—swells up to 3ft, long periods (16-18 seconds), but with light cross-onshore or onshore winds, and the energy sits around the 300-400 range. Not great.

The middle of the week, Wednesday 26th through Friday 28th, stays in a rut: poor conditions, cross-onshore winds around 9-12 mph, swell heights from 2ft up to 6ft, and short periods (6-7 seconds). The energy fluctuates but never gets good. Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th offer the biggest swells yet—7ft on Saturday afternoon from the NW, with an 8-second period and strong energy (553)—but again, cross-onshore wind and poor quality.

Monday 31st through to Wednesday 2nd September, the trend continues with waves up to 10ft from the NW, now with longer periods (8 seconds) and moderate to strong energy (up to 1294). Still, the wind is cross-onshore and the reports are poor to marginal. The river mouth setup is choppy and tricky.

Now, the one true standout I can see—and I’m being honest here—is Friday morning, 4 September. Navarro Rivermouth sees a solid 12ft swell from the NW, period bumping to 10 seconds. The combined energy is very strong at 2078. However, that’s way too big for a beginner spot, and with a moderate cross-onshore breeze, it’s really only for the experts. The wind and tide are said to be favourable, but the swell is predicted to be too big for this break. So if you’re a seasoned charger and you know this rivermouth, it might be your moment.

Saturday 5th September and Sunday 6th September taper off, with 8ft down to 6ft swells, period holding at 10 seconds, and light onshore winds giving marginal conditions.

This first recommendation came on Saturday, 22 August, and there are no gaps of several days with no recommendations—just a continuous run of poor to marginal surf.

Crowds are listed as “often” here, so even when it’s poor, expect company. Water temperature is about average for the time of year, nothing unusual.

So to wrap it up: the best on offer is the morning of 4 September for experts only, but the whole stretch is a battle against wind and choppy conditions. For everyone else, it might be worth waiting for a change in forecasts.

Rusty.

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