Nera Rivermouth Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your wetsuit, let’s see what we’ve got. To be honest, the next week and a half is pretty bleak around here. We’ve got a long stretch of small, jumbled surf and shifty cross-shore breezes that are going to make things feel messier than they look. There are a few windows where it cleans up, but the swell just isn't there. It’s one of those waiting games.

The one spot that’s on the radar is Nera Rivermouth. For a river mouth, it's fairly sheltered, but that also means it needs a decent push of swell to get going. The start of the window is a write-off. Tuesday the 18th through to Thursday the 20th are all poor, with the swell all over the place and winds cross-shore. The energy is weak, under 100, and there’s just no love there. Friday the 21st and Saturday the 22nd are flat, clean but flat. Sunday the 23rd is the first time it gets its act together, but it’s a weak, short-period bump. Forget it, it’ll be closing out and messy.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. We've got a solid stretch from Monday the 25th through to Thursday the 27th. This is the standout. The winds go light and offshore, and for a couple of those mornings it turns totally glassy. The swell kicks up to around 4ft, coming from the SSW, and the period starts to push up into the 14-17 second range. That’s proper groundswell for this spot. The combined energy is strong, around 679 to 907, so there’s real power behind it. But, and it's a big but, long-period groundswell like that can run a bit straight at a river mouth. You’ll want to pick your waves, but when it connects, it’ll be worth the paddle. It's a beginner-friendly break, so with that size it's still okay, but keep an eye on your positioning with those long-period sets.

After that, it backs off again. Friday the 28th and Saturday the 29th fade quickly, and the wind goes onshore and bumpy. Then there's a little tease on Sunday the 30th and Monday the 31st – small, clean, offshore winds, but the swell is really small, only around 2-3ft. It's ridable but pretty ordinary.

The last couple of days, the 1st and 2nd of September, the weather turns against us with rain and onshore winds, so that’s a no-go.

So, if you want the best of it, you’re looking at that mid-week, the 25th to 27th. It’s not going to be huge, but the conditions will be clean. The water temp is sitting at 73°, which is about normal for this time of year, nothing weird going on there.

It’s a slow start, but the ocean’s got a pulse. Hang in there.

Rusty

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