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Moruya Rivermouth

Surf spot · Australia

Is it worth the trip?

13Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 16 out of 100

Swell
3 ft4 smushy
Energy
29kJ
Wind
WNW 4 kn
Temp
22°C

Wed 4 · 10 out of 100

Swell
2 ft5 smushy
Energy
29kJ
Wind
ESE 4 kn
Temp
21°C

Thu 5 · 18 out of 100

Swell
4 ft6 smushy
Energy
121kJ
Wind
S 6 kn
Temp
23°C

Fri 6 · 18 out of 100

Swell
4 ft6 smushy
Energy
142kJ
Wind
NNW 2 kn
Temp
20°C

Sat 7 · 4 out of 100

Swell
2 ft4 smushy
Energy
10kJ
Wind
S 8 kn
Temp
16°C

Sun 8 · 6 out of 100

Swell
3 ft7 smushy
Energy
89kJ
Wind
S 14 kn
Temp
16°C

Mon 9 · 6 out of 100

Swell
3 ft6 smushy
Energy
82kJ
Wind
SSE 8 kn
Temp
18°C

Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 27, too small
  2. Tue 316, too small
  3. Wed 410, too small
  4. Thu 518, too small
  5. Fri 618, too small
  6. Sat 74, too small
  7. Sun 86, too small
  8. Mon 96, too small
  9. Tue 1024, too small
  10. Wed 1134, too small

The spot in five facts

  • Faces Etakes swell from the E
  • Offshore: Wwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 4–14 ftof swell
  • Water 19 °C2 mm shorty

Full forecast

every day, every number
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Moruya Rivermouth, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 2Nov7, too small2 ft6 smushy2 ft at break (est.)15kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots23°C
Tue 3Nov16, too small3 ft4 smushy3 ft at break (est.)29kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots, offshore22°C
Wed 4Nov10, too small2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.)29kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots21°C
Thu 5Nov18, too small4 ft6 smushy2 ft at break (est.)121kJwind from the south, 6 knots23°C
Fri 6Nov18, too small4 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.)142kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots20°C
Sat 7Nov4, too small2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.)10kJwind from the south, 8 knots16°C
Sun 8Nov6, too small3 ft7 smushy1 ft at break (est.)89kJwind from the south, 14 knots16°C
Mon 9Nov6, too small3 ft6 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.)82kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots18°C
Tue 10Nov24, too small4 ft7 smushy3 ft at break (est.)111kJwind from the north-north-east, 1 knot20°C
Wed 11Nov34, too small4 ft8 smushy4 ft at break (est.)191kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots16°C

Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More

Tide

  • Mon 2 NovHigh 03:11 +0.3 mLow 08:37 −0.3 mHigh 15:01 +0.7 mLow 22:03 −0.7 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 04:20 +0.3 mLow 09:58 −0.3 mHigh 16:11 +0.6 mLow 23:02 −0.7 m
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 05:21 +0.4 mLow 11:12 −0.4 mHigh 17:18 +0.6 mLow 23:54 −0.7 m

Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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About Moruya Rivermouth

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces E (75°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (255°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 4–14 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.3 km out (1 in 132). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 17°C in August, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 23°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Moruya, 6.7 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots.

Water about 19°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,770–US$3,400 each

about US$1,770–US$3,400 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food, board and wetsuit.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to MYA, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX and SYD, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$931–US$1,940
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$20–US$33
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$355–US$596
Food7 days eating outabout US$322–US$596
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$141–US$234
Totalabout US$1,770–US$3,400

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: 3 towns

Closest

Moruya Heads

4 min by car · 6 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 6 places to stay in Moruya Heads · Booking.com

About Moruya Heads its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$134 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 30h 50m

About 30h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → MYA, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD), then 20 min by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.