Nera Rivermouth Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be real – this outlook is a total dud. The whole 16-day window for Nera Rivermouth is flat, with hardly any surf worth paddling for. There’s a long stretch of tiny, weak waves and garbage conditions, so don’t get your hopes up.

Right now, Friday the 10th through to Thursday the 17th of July, the swell is a joke. We’re talking tiny 1ft to 2ft waves from the SSW or SW, with periods that are mostly short – around 14 to 20 seconds, but the energy is a total fizzer, barely cracking 100 (combined energy 98) on the best of the early days. The wind is a constant problem too, either cross or cross-onshore, making it choppy and messy. The water temp is sitting at 74°, which is about average for this time of year, so no complaints there, but it doesn’t help. The only slight glimmer is on Tuesday the 14th morning, when we get a clean cross-offshore breeze, but the swell is a pathetic 1ft and 9-second period (combined energy 16) – not even worth paddling for.

Then from Thursday the 16th, the swell tries to pick up a bit, hitting 3ft to 3ft, but it’s still a poor-quality, wind-affected mess. The energy climbs a little (combined energy 401 on the 16th morning), but the wind stays cross-on or onshore, so it’s just a choppy, blown-out affair. The best of the whole window is probably Friday the 17th morning, when we get a 3ft SSW swell with a 12-second period and light onshore wind (combined energy 404). It’s a marginal call, and the wave comment calls it poor surf, but if you’re desperate, that’s your only real shot. Still, the water temp is a fizzer, and the wind isn’t clean.

The rest of the month into the 25th is a downward slide. Swell drops back to 0.3ft to 2ft, energy plummets, and the wind stays cross or cross-on. There’s a solid 8-day gap of nothing worth mentioning from the 18th onward. Nera Rivermouth is a river and beach setup, so it’s sheltered and inconsistent, and this blank run is pretty normal for the area. It’s not a place that fires often, and when it does, it’s a rare treat. For now, the setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing with that cross-shore wind. Don’t hold your breath – forecasts can change, but this one’s a stinker.

Rusty.

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