Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Rivermouth today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Rivermouth at 3PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 208 | 207 | 243 | 302 | 331 | 297 | 364 | 372 | 389 | 273 | 286 | 567 | 555 | 683 | 669 | 554 | 480 | 407 | 415 | 424 | 424 | 475 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:45AM1.68m | 00:57AM1.28m | 12:17PM1.74m | 2:01AM1.21m | 12:56PM1.77m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:16AM0.48m | 6:09PM-0.03m | 5:46AM0.65m | 6:56PM-0.07m | 6:20AM0.81m | 7:51PM-0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 153 | 207 | 106 | 147 | 201 | 297 | 364 | 372 | 389 | 273 | 170 | 203 | 555 | 683 | 669 | 554 | 480 | 407 | 415 | 424 | 424 | 475 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 13 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | WNW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 146 | 161 | 124 | 101 | 71 | 193 | 174 | 186 | 236 | 183 | 203 | 116 | 169 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 119 | 118 | 186 | 104 | 106 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 13 | WNW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 15 | WNW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 208 | 124 | 92 | 89 | 116 | 72 | 71 | 67 | 104 | 163 | 160 | 34 | 107 | 58 | 40 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 81 | 82 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 262 | — | 243 | 302 | 331 | — | — | — | — | — | 286 | 567 | 1092 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 87 | 0 | 0 |
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