St George River Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Cape Otway, Australia)

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St George River Surf Guide

St George River in Cape Otway is a fairly exposed reef and point break that only works once in a while with no particular seasonal pattern. Works best in offshore winds from the west northwest. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the southwest. A right hand reef Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Watch out for dangerous rips.

St George River Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef and point	3	inconsistent	16.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing St George River:

The best conditions reported for surf at St George River occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf St George River (for consistent clean waves)?

augustBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing St George River with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of August. Clean surfable waves are typically found 36% of the time in August while 13% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 51% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

36%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

13%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

51%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore St George River Location Map

Interactive St George River surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to St George River is Avalon Airport (AVV) in Australia, 72 km (45 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to St George River is Melbourne Moorabbin Airport (MBW), also in Australia, 118 km (73 miles) away.

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St George River Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 19:34 Local Time

m, °C	Wed		Thu
ft, °F	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	13	11	11	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at St George River

Current tide and informaton

For Loutit Bay, Australia, 1 km from St George River.

Next High Water: 02:34am | 1.63m

Next Low Water: 09:06pm | 0.62m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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St George River Sea Temperature

The St George River water temperature is rather cool (16.7 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.