Hopkins River Estuary
Glenelg Hopkins CMA
DOWNLOAD DATAHMC Hopkins River Mouth Condition Observation Site
Active Mouth Condition Hopkins River Mouth Road, Warrnambool
Site changed in September 2019 to Fluker Post WEPS1.
Previous location became overgrown.
From the carpark located adjacent to the estuary mouth on the western side of the river, head east to the southern most lookout, and then follow the concrete path upstream approximately 100m to the Fluker Post and viewing seat location.
Alternatively, park in the upper carpark above the estuary mouth and follow the concrete path approximately 10m, which then joints the river path.
Land Use
- Native Bushland
- Recreational
Coastal bushland reserve
Estuary Mouth Condition
| Date | Mouth state | Berm length | Conditions | Water Level Start Water Level End |
High Tide Low Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-02-2025 | Closed | N/A |
Moderate breeze SW
5 Moderate |
1.6m 17:00pm
1.6m 17:25pm |
1.1m 02:22am 0.4m 12:45pm |
| 17-01-2025 | Closed | 60.0 |
Moderate breeze SE
5 Moderate |
1.4m 16:45pm
1.4m 17:30pm |
0.7m 14:24pm 0.2m 20:29pm |
| 13-12-2024 | Closed | 64.0 |
Moderate breeze SW
5 Moderate |
0.8m 17:00pm
0.8m 18:05pm |
1.1m 00:42am 0.3m 15:56pm |
| 15-11-2024 | Closed | 56.0 |
Fresh breeze SE
5 Moderate |
1.2m 17:00pm
1.2m 18:30pm |
0.6m 11:42am 0.3m 17:52pm |
| 20-10-2024 |
Open
Flow: Out |
N/A |
Gentle breeze S
4 Slight |
0.6m 14:30pm
0.6m 15:20pm |
1.0m 19:30pm 0.8m 12:59pm |
| 21-09-2024 |
Open
Flow: In |
N/A |
Fresh breeze W
5 Moderate |
1.0m 12:55pm
1.0m 13:50pm |
0.9m 13:08pm 0.2m 19:18pm |
| 17-08-2024 |
Open
Flow: Out |
N/A |
Light Air NE
3 Smooth |
0.8m 08:20am
0.8m 09:00am |
1.1m 13:05pm |
| 21-07-2024 |
Open
Flow: In |
N/A |
Moderate breeze NW
5 Moderate |
0.9m 14:00pm
0.9m 14:30pm |
1.3m 13:10pm 0.4m 04:22am |
| 22-06-2024 |
Open
Flow: In |
N/A |
Light Breeze SE
4 Slight |
0.7m 13:00pm
0.7m 14:00pm |
1.3m 13:03pm 0.3m 04:04am |
| 25-05-2024 |
Open
Flow: In |
N/A |
Light Air SE
4 Slight |
0.6m 13:00pm
0.6m 14:00pm |
1.3m 13:45pm 0.7m 20:42pm |
| 19-04-2024 |
Open
Flow: Out |
N/A |
Moderate breeze SE
6 Rough |
1.6m 09:40am
1.6m 10:30am |
0.9m 21:58pm 0.6m 09:58am |
| 15-03-2024 | Closed | 62.0 |
Gentle breeze SE
5 Moderate |
1.0m 09:20am
1.0m 10:30am |
1.1m 16:18pm 0.1m 09:05am |
| 16-02-2024 |
Open
Flow: In |
N/A |
Fresh breeze SE
5 Moderate |
0.5m 17:10pm
0.5m 18:00pm |
0.9m 17:12pm 0.6m 21:55pm |
| 19-01-2024 |
Open
Flow: Out |
N/A |
Light Breeze SE
5 Moderate |
0.6m 16:55pm
0.6m 17:30pm |
0.8m 18:48pm 0.3m 11:04am |
| 15-12-2023 | Closed | 61.0 |
Fresh breeze SW
4 Slight |
0.8m 17:00pm
0.8m 18:00pm |
1.3m 02:50am 0.1m 19:01pm |
| 17-11-2023 |
Open
Flow: Out |
N/A |
Moderate breeze SW
4 Slight |
0.3m 17:10pm
0.3m 18:15pm |
0.7m 13:01pm 0.1m 19:46pm |
| 20-10-2023 |
Open
Flow: Out |
N/A |
Gentle breeze NE
4 Slight |
0.3m 16:55pm
0.3m 17:40pm |
0.8m 13:58pm 0.1m 20:38pm |
| 16-09-2023 |
Open
Flow: In |
N/A |
Strong breeze NW
5 Moderate |
0.5m 13:00pm
0.5m 13:45pm |
0.5m 12:15pm 0.4m 19:29pm |
| 20-08-2023 |
Open
Flow: Out |
N/A |
Gentle breeze NW
5 Moderate |
0.4m 09:15am
0.4m 10:15am |
0.9m 02:38am 0.5m 08:18am |
| 14-07-2023 |
Open
Flow: Out |
N/A |
Light Breeze NW
5 Moderate |
0.9m 16:30pm
0.9m 17:30pm |
1.0m 12:59pm 0.4m 01:10am |
| 17-06-2023 |
Open
Flow: In |
N/A |
Strong breeze NW
6 Rough |
1.1m 12:55pm
1.1m 13:40pm |
1.2m 11:58am 0.4m 03:59am |
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