
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Rivermouth today (11 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Rivermouth at 3AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1430 | 1452 | 1308 | 1308 | 1179 | 1042 | 1026 | 888 | 833 | 947 | 1359 | 1846 | 2478 | 2892 | 2679 | 2790 | 3053 | 2942 | 2863 | 2824 | 2747 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 00:48AM1.25m | 10:19AM1.66m | 1:43AM1.23m | 10:51AM1.62m | 2:46AM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:58PM-0.15m | 4:32AM1.04m | 5:33PM-0.10m | 5:03AM1.12m | 6:11PM-0.04m | 5:33AM1.16m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 |
1430 | 1452 | 1308 | 1308 | 1179 | 1042 | 1026 | 888 | 833 | 947 | 1359 | 1846 | 2478 | 2892 | 2679 | 2790 | 3053 | 2942 | 2863 | 2824 | 2747 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
81 | 79 | 134 | 129 | 46 | 46 | 162 | 150 | 118 | 116 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 108 | 104 | 69 | 68 | 102 | 159 | 151 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | — | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
31 | 28 | — | 51 | 50 | 50 | 27 | — | 8 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 69 | 64 | 62 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 67 | 67 | 67 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 17 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 20 | 22 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 103 | 25 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
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