Navarro Rivermouth Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at the Navarro Rivermouth forecast for the next couple of weeks, and I’ll be straight with you – it’s a tough stretch for paddle surfing.

We don’t have any proper surf options for a good long while. The whole 16-day window is pretty much a write-off for the Rivermouth. This spot is an inconsistent river break, and as you’ll see, the conditions just don't line up. There’s a long, dry gap from now all the way through the end of the period.

The first few days, from Thursday the 20th through to Saturday the 22nd of August, are flat and messy. There’s a tiny cross-onshore breeze blowing from the WNW, and the swell is under 3 ft with weak combined energy. This is just not worth paddling out for.

On Sunday the 23rd of August, the swell bumps up a bit. In the morning we see 6 ft from the NW (559 energy), but the wind is cross-on and the period is a short 8 seconds. It’s a poor, choppy mess. The afternoon is the same story – 6 ft NW swell (500 energy) but it’s only rated as marginal at best. This pattern just keeps repeating itself. Monday the 24th brings a 5 ft NW swell (639 energy), but again, it’s cross-on and choppy.

The swell sticks around through the following week, with the biggest pulse coming on Friday the 28th of August. We get a 8 ft NW swell (1455 energy) – that’s strong, powerful stuff. But with the wind howling cross-on from the WNW at 9 mph, and the period staying short at 8 seconds, it’s just going to be lumpy and ugly. This is the only day that even sniffs a marginal rating, but for surfing? Nah, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. It’s all too short-period and wind-affected.

After that, the swell fades out. By Tuesday the 1st of September, the energy drops to just 87 and the height is only 2 ft from the W.

In short, there’s nothing here for the dedicated surfer over the next 16 days. The break is inconsistent, the wind never cooperates, and even when the swell size gets up (over 8 ft on the 26th, 27th, and 29th of August, which is expert-only stuff), the wind ruins it. For the area, a blank run like this is pretty normal.

Rusty.

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