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BMC Barwon River - Observation Site

Active Mouth Condition Bluff Road, Barwon Heads

Bluff Lookout.


From the Barwon Coast Committee Office, head along Ewing Blyth Drive towards 13th beach. Turn left into Bluff Road and follow it through to the upper level carpark.  BMC can be found in teh souther corner of the carpark.

Land Use

  • Native Bushland
  • Recreational
  • Urban Commercial

This site is surrounded by the Barwon Coast Foreshore Reserve.

Estuary Mouth Condition

Date Mouth state Berm length Conditions Water Level Start
Water Level End
High Tide
Low Tide
18-12-2024 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Light Breeze SE
4 Slight
-2.0m 09:20am
-2.0m 09:40am
1.5m 02:27am
0.5m 08:54am
20-11-2024 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Light Breeze E
3 Smooth
3.0m 09:10am
4.0m 09:46am
1.6m 03:50am
0.5m 10:18am
07-11-2024 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Light Air S
3 Smooth
 
 
1.5m 15:50pm
0.5m 10:10am
16-10-2024 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Fresh breeze NE
5 Moderate
0.4m 09:20am
0.5m 10:45am
1.4m 11:41am
0.5m 09:20am
16-10-2024 Open N/A Fresh breeze E
5 Moderate
0.4m 09:20am
0.5m 10:46am
 
0.5m 17:30pm
02-10-2024 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Gentle breeze SE
5 Moderate
 
 
1.4m 11:35am
0.4m 17:40pm
21-08-2024 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Fresh breeze NW
2 Calm (rippled)
0.1m 09:30am
 
1.7m 12:46pm
0.1m 06:08am
21-08-2024 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Fresh breeze NW
2 Calm (rippled)
0.1m 09:44am
 
1.7m 11:46am
0.1m 06:08am
21-08-2024 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Fresh breeze NW
2 Calm (rippled)
0.1m 09:30am
 
1.7m 12:46pm
0.1m 06:08am
31-07-2024 Open
Flow: Out
N/A
 
 
1.5m 18:45pm
0.5m 12:35pm
17-07-2024 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Moderate breeze S
2 Calm (rippled)
0.4m 09:55am
0.4m 10:00am
 
 
17-07-2024 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Gentle breeze S
2 Calm (rippled)
0.4m 10:00am
 
 
 
17-07-2024 Open N/A Moderate breeze S
3 Smooth
0.4m 
0.4m 
 
 
04-07-2024 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Moderate breeze SE
5 Moderate
 
 
1.7m 09:50am
0.7m 15:10pm
19-06-2024 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Moderate breeze NW
3 Smooth
0.6m 09:30am
0.0m 
 
 
15-05-2024 Open
Flow: In
N/A Light Breeze SW
3 Smooth
 
 
1.4m 03:57am
0.2m 10:59am
17-04-2024 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Light Breeze
6 Rough
-0.3m 
 
0.9m 
0.5m 
17-04-2024 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Light Breeze
6 Rough
-0.3m 
 
0.9m 
0.5m 
17-04-2024 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Light Breeze
6 Rough
-0.3m 09:15am
 
0.9m 08:36am
0.5m 02:52am
04-04-2024 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Moderate breeze S
5 Moderate
 
 
1.3m 06:27am
0.1m 12:59pm
20-03-2024 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Gentle breeze SW
5 Moderate
0.3m 09:30am
-0.5m 12:50pm
1.3m 07:16am
0.1m 14:30pm
07-03-2024 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Moderate breeze S
5 Moderate
 
 
1.4m 21:25pm
0.1m 14:20pm
01-02-2024 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Gentle breeze W
4 Slight
 
 
1.5m 17:15pm
0.3m 11:05am
20-12-2023 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Moderate breeze SE
5 Moderate
-0.2m 09:25am
 
1.9m 06:05am
0.4m 12:02pm
20-12-2023 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Moderate breeze SE
5 Moderate
-0.2m 09:20am
 
1.9m 06:05am
0.4m 12:02pm
20-12-2023 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Moderate breeze SE
5 Moderate
-0.2m 09:20am
 
1.9m 06:05am
0.4m 12:02pm
15-11-2023 Open N/A Light Breeze S
4 Slight
-0.1m 09:45am
 
 
0.6m 08:16am
05-10-2023 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Moderate breeze W
5 Moderate
 
 
1.7m 16:30pm
0.4m 10:55am
07-09-2023 Open
Flow: Slack
N/A Gentle breeze N
3 Smooth
-0.1m 11:20am
0.0m 12:20pm
0.4m 14:00pm
1.6m 16:42pm
16-08-2023 Open
Flow: In
N/A Light Air N
2 Calm (rippled)
0.3m 09:40am
 
1.5m 12:31pm
0.5m 05:10am
04-08-2023 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Fresh breeze N
4 Slight
 
 
1.5m 13:50pm
0.0m 07:15am
19-07-2023 Open
Flow: In
N/A Light Air NW
2 Calm (rippled)
 
 
 
 
08-07-2023 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Moderate breeze NW
3 Smooth
 
 
1.9m 15:45pm
0.1m 09:10am
22-06-2023 Open
Flow: In
N/A Light Air N
3 Smooth
0.3m 
 
 
0.1m 
04-05-2023 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Calm
3 Smooth
 
 
1.3m 10:50am
0.7m 15:50pm
19-04-2023 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Fresh breeze W
5 Moderate
0.7m 09:10am
 
 
 04:27am
19-04-2023 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Fresh breeze W
5 Moderate
0.7m 09:10am
 
 
0.7m 04:27am
19-04-2023 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Fresh breeze W
5 Moderate
0.7m 09:10am
 
 
0.7m 04:26am
06-04-2023 Open
Flow: In
N/A Light Air NE
4 Slight
 
 
1.3m 12:00pm
0.4m 05:35am
15-03-2023 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Light Air W
3 Smooth
-0.3m 09:15am
-0.5m 10:15am
1.7m 06:34am
0.3m 12:00pm
02-03-2023 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Moderate breeze S
5 Moderate
 
 
1.5m 20:30pm
0.1m 13:45pm
24-02-2023 Open
Flow: In
N/A
0.8m 13:10pm
 
1.6m 16:15pm
0.3m 09:43am
15-02-2023 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Calm NE
3 Smooth
-0.1m 09:20am
-0.1m 09:55am
1.6m 07:33am
0.1m 12:28pm
02-02-2023 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Fresh breeze NW
4 Slight
 
 
1.3m 08:39am
0.1m 15:05pm
18-01-2023 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Fresh breeze S
6 Rough
0.5m 09:30am
 
1.4m 07:30am
0.3m 13:34pm
21-12-2022 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Light Air E
4 Slight
0.3m 
-2.0m 
1.4m 
0.3m 
03-11-2022 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Moderate breeze W
4 Slight
0.3m 10:20am
0.1m 10:55am
1.6m 07:07am
0.6m 12:50pm
19-10-2022 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Light Air NE
1 Calm (glassy)
0.2m 09:15am
 
1.4m 07:00am
0.7m 12:30pm
21-09-2022 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Light Breeze E
2 Calm (rippled)
0.9m 11:30am
0.8m 11:50am
1.3m 
0.8m 
05-05-2022 Open
Flow: Out
N/A
 
 
1.9m 15:00pm
0.1m 09:00am
20-04-2022 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Fresh breeze W
3 Smooth
-0.4m 09:20am
 
1.8m 15:00pm
0.2m 08:00am
07-04-2022 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Moderate breeze SE
5 Moderate
 
 
1.8m 16:05pm
0.1m 10:10am
17-03-2022 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Light Breeze NE
1 Calm (glassy)
0.2m 
 
 
0.9m 
16-03-2022 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Light Breeze NE
2 Calm (rippled)
 
 
 
 
16-03-2022 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Light Breeze NE
2 Calm (rippled)
0.2m 09:15am
 00:00am
 10:35am
 04:00am
20-02-2022 Open
Flow: In
N/A Light Air N
3 Smooth
 
 
1.5m 03:40am
0.2m 09:11am
19-01-2022 Open
Flow: Out
N/A High wind, moderate gale, near gale E
6 Rough
-0.2m 09:20am
 
 
 
19-01-2022 Open
Flow: Out
N/A High wind, moderate gale, near gale E
6 Rough
0.2m 
 
 00:00am
0.8m 07:33am
15-12-2021 Open
Flow: In
N/A Moderate breeze S
3 Smooth
0.7m 09:20am
 
 
 
15-12-2021 Open
Flow: In
N/A Moderate breeze S
4 Slight
 
 
1.4m 09:00am
0.7m 02:00am
15-12-2021 Open
Flow: In
N/A Moderate breeze S
3 Smooth
0.7m 
 
 
 
15-12-2021 Open
Flow: In
N/A Moderate breeze S
3 Smooth
0.7m 09:20am
 
 
 
02-12-2021 Open
Flow: In
N/A Light Air W
3 Smooth
0.5m 08:30am
 
1.4m 09:35am
0.7m 02:45am
08-11-2021 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Gentle breeze SW
3 Smooth
 
 
1.6m 02:50am
0.5m 09:10am
07-10-2021 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Gentle breeze NW
4 Slight
0.0m 09:30am
 
1.6m 13:00pm
0.4m 06:35am
18-08-2021 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Light Breeze NW
4 Slight
0.2m 09:50am
0.0m 10:45am
1.6m 06:55am
0.4m 12:20pm
05-08-2021 Open
Flow: Slack
N/A Gentle breeze W
3 Smooth
0.7m 09:30am
 
1.4m 08:48am
0.7m 13:50pm
16-06-2021 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Light Breeze NE
3 Smooth
0.5m 
0.5m 
1.8m 
0.1m 
06-05-2021 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Calm
4 Slight
 
 
1.5m 19:15pm
0.3m 12:25pm
05-03-2020 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Moderate breeze W
3 Smooth
-0.7m 13:20pm
-0.7m 14:00pm
1.4m 06:58am
0.1m 13:35pm
06-02-2020 Open N/A Gentle breeze SE
4 Slight
-0.6m 15:20pm
-0.6m 15:40pm
 
0.1m 14:55pm
15-01-2020 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Light Breeze NE
1 Calm (glassy)
0.4m 09:30am
 
 
0.3m 10:00am
02-01-2020 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Light Breeze S
3 Smooth
-0.4m 10:15am
-0.5m 10:55am
1.8m 05:25am
0.4m 11:33am

Snapshots

18-12-2024
20-11-2024
07-11-2024
16-10-2024
02-10-2024
21-08-2024
31-07-2024
17-07-2024
04-07-2024
19-06-2024
15-05-2024
17-04-2024
04-04-2024
20-03-2024
07-03-2024
01-02-2024
20-12-2023
15-11-2023
05-10-2023
16-08-2023
04-08-2023
19-07-2023
08-07-2023
22-06-2023
04-05-2023
06-04-2023
15-03-2023
02-03-2023
24-02-2023
15-02-2023
02-02-2023
18-01-2023
21-12-2022
03-11-2022
19-10-2022
21-09-2022
05-05-2022
20-04-2022
07-04-2022
16-03-2022
20-02-2022
19-01-2022
15-12-2021
02-12-2021
08-11-2021
07-10-2021
18-08-2021
05-08-2021
16-06-2021
06-05-2021
05-03-2020
06-02-2020
15-01-2020
02-01-2020

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