Navarro Rivermouth Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for the Navarro Rivermouth. Straight up, it’s a tough stretch ahead. This is a river mouth setup, inconsistent by nature, and honestly, there’s no day in the next 16 days that I’d call a proper standout. The wind is gonna be a problem – nearly every session has a cross-onshore breeze messin’ with the surface. It’s a shame, because the swell is there, but the conditions are just not playing ball.

We start off on Tuesday, August 4th with some small hope. Morning brings a 6 ft NW swell, period of 9 seconds, and the wave energy is moderate at 665. The wind is a light cross-onshore from the SW at 6 mph, which is doable but not clean. The afternoon drops to 6 ft, still cross-on, and the score is low. It’s marginal at best.

Wednesday the 5th is a write-off – 5 ft swell but the wind picks up to 9 mph, making it choppy and poor. Thursday the 6th sees a tiny 2 ft SW swell with a long 13-second period, but the wind is onshore in the morning and cross-on in the arvo. Not worth paddling out for.

Friday the 7th through to the end of the first week is a grind. The swell builds, but it’s all NW and the wind stays cross-onshore from the NW at 9 mph. Saturday the 8th has 7 ft, Sunday the 9th hits 8 ft, and by Sunday afternoon we’re at 10 ft with a moderate breeze at 12 mph making it choppy and ugly. That’s expert-size swell, 10 ft, but the wind is trashing it. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing weird.

The second week doesn’t get any better. Monday the 10th and Tuesday the 11th keep pumping 10 ft NW swell, but the wind is still cross-onshore, and the wave energy is strong (1443 and 1326). Honestly, with that much wind, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. The swell is too big for beginners, and the chop is relentless.

By Wednesday the 12th, the swell drops to 8 ft, but the wind is still cross-on. Thursday the 13th has 8 ft with a 10-second period, and the energy is strong at 1293, but the wind is still light cross-onshore. It’s frustrating.

From the 15th onward, the swell backs off, and we get a long-period WNW groundswell (16-17 seconds) on the 16th and 17th, but it’s only 3 ft to 3 ft, and the wind is still problematic. A long period like that is better for a point or reef, but the river mouth isn’t ideal for that kind of wave, and the cross-onshore doesn’t help.

There’s a big gap of poor quality from the start, and the whole 16 days is a struggle. The only positive is that the swell keeps trying, and forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a blank run. I wouldn’t be waxing up for anything here.

Rusty.

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