Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Rivermouth today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Rivermouth at 4AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at The Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Sat 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 833 | 947 | 1359 | 1127 | 2478 | 2717 | 2932 | 2790 | 2866 | 2723 | 2650 | 2614 | 2727 | 2127 | 1525 | 4592 | 4556 | 8733 | 17478 | 18864 | 17769 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:43AM1.23m | 10:51AM1.62m | 2:46AM1.21m | 11:27AM1.56m | 3:59AM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:33PM-0.10m | 5:03AM1.12m | 6:11PM-0.04m | 5:33AM1.16m | 6:53PM0.03m | 6:20AM1.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 4:59 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 |
| kJ | 833 | 947 | 1359 | 1127 | 2478 | 2717 | 2932 | 2790 | 2866 | 2723 | 2650 | 2614 | 2727 | 2127 | 1525 | 4592 | 4556 | 8733 | 17478 | 18864 | 17769 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 118 | 116 | 115 | 758 | 115 | 113 | 108 | 104 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 159 | 151 | 149 | 318 | 226 | 198 | 193 | 186 | 126 | 125 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 16 | W 26 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 15 | 37 | 37 | 115 | 69 | 64 | 62 | 106 | 103 | 103 | 102 | 67 | 67 | — | 147 | 14 | 28 | 7 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 18 | 34 | 44 | 71 | 81 | 204 | 445 | 969 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 480 | 804 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 260 | 346 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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