Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Rivermouth today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Rivermouth at 7PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 287 | 275 | 425 | 266 | 292 | 244 | 290 | 304 | 286 | 311 | 311 | 311 | 204 | 207 | 232 | 201 | 253 | 231 | 257 | 300 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 8:49PM1.46m | 10:13AM1.36m | 9:36PM1.45m | 10:31AM1.43m | 10:23PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11PM0.64m | 3:25AM0.07m | 3:43PM0.48m | 3:53AM0.11m | 4:16PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 177 | 275 | 425 | 266 | 292 | 244 | 290 | 304 | 286 | 200 | 163 | 161 | 47 | 207 | 160 | 201 | 253 | 231 | 211 | 234 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SW 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 287 | 81 | 272 | 220 | 217 | 217 | 214 | 211 | 208 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 143 | 108 | 232 | 39 | 10 | 15 | 220 | 224 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 19 | S 11 | SW 20 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 103 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 204 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 16 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | WNW 6 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | 228 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 162 | 311 | 311 | 311 | — | 47 | — | 175 | 145 | 237 | 257 | 300 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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