Merriman Creek
West Gippsland CMA
DOWNLOAD DATAMCMC Merriman Creek, Mouth Observation Site
Active Mouth Condition Seaspray (Boat Ramp)
Merriman Creek flows out into the surf beach. Due to the intensity of the wave action, the creek can be 'pushed' via longshore drift further up along the beach due to the intensity of the wave action. This can then threaten built assets such as the ramp access onto the beach from the surf beach and beach access boardwalks.
The site is popular with fishermen, kayakers and surfers a like. There has been concerns in the past of flooding, and some anecdotal evidence of concerned residents 'opening' the estuary themselves. Currently there is a height gauge and the site has active telemetry of stream height organised by the Wellington Shire.
See photo attached - this site is located at the point of the foredune where the creek meets the beach. This provides some height in order to capture how the estuary mouth is moving over time. This estuary is strongly wave dominated
Land Use
- Recreational
- Rural Grazing
- Urban Residential
Estuary Mouth Condition
| Date | Mouth state | Berm length | Conditions | Water Level Start Water Level End |
High Tide Low Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-12-2024 | Closed | N/A |
Moderate breeze SW
5 Moderate |
1.5m 15:00pm
|
|
| 22-10-2024 |
Open
Flow: Out |
N/A |
Light Breeze NW
4 Slight |
0.7m 14:00pm
|
1.1m 14:37pm 0.7m 08:04am |
| 03-10-2024 |
Open
Flow: Out |
N/A |
Light Breeze E
4 Slight |
0.5m 17:00pm
|
1.0m 22:19pm 0.5m 16:18pm |
| 03-09-2024 | Closed | 40.0 |
Gentle breeze W
5 Moderate |
2.1m 15:30pm
|
1.0m 09:54am 0.6m 15:44pm |
| 29-08-2024 | Closed | 30.0 |
Gentle breeze W
|
1.8m 11:00am
|
0.9m 07:05am 0.7m 11:41am |
| 13-08-2024 |
Closed
Flow: In |
20.0 |
Light Breeze N
4 Slight |
0.6m 10:40am
|
1.1m 15:36pm 0.7m 09:36am |
| 19-07-2024 |
Open
Flow: Out |
N/A |
Moderate breeze NW
5 Moderate |
0.7m 12:06pm
|
1.3m 20:11pm 0.5m 02:21am |
| 17-07-2024 | Closed | 35.0 |
Light Breeze NW
4 Slight |
2.0m 10:00am
|
0.9m 06:57am 0.7m 11:51am |
| 02-05-2024 | Closed | 25.0 |
Light Breeze NE
4 Slight |
1.4m 11:00am
|
1.0m 17:43pm 0.4m 11:16am |
| 27-03-2024 | Closed | 40.0 |
Gentle breeze SW
4 Slight |
1.4m 13:30pm
|
1.0m 11:59am 0.5m 17:51pm |
| 15-01-2024 |
Open
Flow: Out |
N/A |
Strong breeze E
5 Moderate |
|
0.5m 07:26am 1.2m 13:45pm |
| 10-01-2024 |
Open
Flow: Out |
N/A |
Light Breeze NW
5 Moderate |
|
1.2m 09:53am 0.2m 16:45pm |
| 05-12-2023 |
Open
Flow: Out |
N/A |
Light Breeze NW
4 Slight |
0.7m 09:00am
0.6m 11:00am |
1.0m 16:13pm 0.8m 10:35am |
| 20-11-2023 |
Open
Flow: Out |
N/A |
Light Breeze SE
4 Slight |
0.6m 10:00am
|
1.1m 16:03pm 0.7m 09:48am |
| 11-10-2023 |
Open
Flow: Out |
N/A |
Light Breeze W
4 Slight |
0.5m 08:00am
|
0.9m 08:45am 0.4m 03:00am |
| 13-09-2023 |
Open
Flow: Out |
N/A |
Gentle breeze SW
4 Slight |
0.6m 11:00am
|
1.0m 09:52am 0.5m 15:46pm |
| 27-07-2023 |
Open
Flow: Out |
N/A |
Light Breeze N
4 Slight |
0.5m 09:00am
|
1.1m 15:57pm 0.6m 09:42am |
| 27-06-2023 | Closed | 30.0 |
Gentle breeze W
4 Slight |
1.1m 11:15am
1.1m 12:15pm |
1.1m 16:54pm 0.6m 10:52am |
| 14-06-2023 |
Open
Flow: Out |
N/A |
Fresh breeze W
5 Moderate |
0.7m 14:20pm
|
1.2m 19:43pm 0.6m 12:40pm |
| 01-06-2023 |
Open
Flow: In |
N/A |
Fresh breeze NW
5 Moderate |
0.9m 13:00pm
0.9m 14:00pm |
1.0m 07:25am 0.5m 13:15pm |
| 20-04-2023 | Closed | 25.0 |
Gentle breeze W
4 Slight |
1.6m 12:00pm
|
1.0m 10:08am 0.4m 16:01pm |
| 13-04-2023 | Closed | 30.0 |
Gentle breeze E
5 Moderate |
2.0m 10:00am
|
0.9m 17:00pm 0.4m 10:20am |
| 11-04-2023 | Closed | 30.0 |
Gentle breeze W
5 Moderate |
2.0m 10:00am
|
0.8m 14:10pm 0.4m 08:09am |
| 05-04-2023 | Closed | 30.0 |
Gentle breeze W
4 Slight |
1.6m 09:30am
1.6m 11:30am |
1.1m 09:25am 0.4m 15:40pm |
| 15-03-2023 | Closed | N/A |
Gentle breeze W
4 Slight |
1.6m 10:00am
|
|
| 07-03-2023 |
Closed
Flow: In |
30.0 |
Fresh breeze W
5 Moderate |
1.6m 10:30am
|
1.1m 11:06am 0.3m 04:21am |
| 02-03-2023 | Closed | 30.0 |
Light Breeze SW
4 Slight |
1.5m 11:00am
|
1.1m 07:55am 0.4m 15:17pm |
| 16-02-2023 | Closed | 50.0 |
Gentle breeze W
4 Slight |
1.3m 13:45pm
|
1.1m 07:19am 0.3m 14:27pm |
| 08-02-2023 | Closed | 30.0 |
Gentle breeze E
4 Slight |
1.4m 15:00pm
|
1.1m 12:44pm 0.3m 19:38pm |
| 19-01-2023 | Closed | N/A |
Moderate breeze SW
5 Moderate |
1.3m 11:30am
|
1.2m 08:35am 0.3m 15:33pm |
| 11-01-2023 |
Perched
Flow: In |
N/A |
Fresh breeze E
5 Moderate |
0.7m 11:00am
|
1.1m 13:24pm 0.7m 06:18am |
| 05-01-2023 |
Perched
Flow: In |
N/A |
Gentle breeze SE
4 Slight |
1.0m 15:00pm
|
1.1m 10:08am 0.3m 16:57pm |
| 20-12-2022 |
Open
Flow: Out |
N/A |
Light Breeze E
4 Slight |
0.8m 10:00am
0.7m 12:00pm |
1.1m 07:57am 0.5m 14:49pm |
| 14-12-2022 |
Open
Flow: Out |
N/A |
Fresh breeze W
5 Moderate |
0.9m 09:00am
0.9m 11:00am |
1.1m 14:26pm 0.8m 07:01am |
| 16-11-2022 |
Open
Flow: Out |
N/A |
Moderate breeze W
5 Moderate |
0.7m 13:00pm
0.7m 12:00pm |
1.0m 16:03pm 0.8m 10:07am |
| 06-10-2022 |
Open
Flow: Out |
N/A |
Fresh breeze E
5 Moderate |
0.5m 11:40am
|
1.0m 08:59am 0.5m 14:32pm |
| 21-09-2022 |
Open
Flow: Out |
N/A |
Gentle breeze E
4 Slight |
1.0m 12:33pm
|
0.9m 07:10am 0.7m 12:16pm |
| 08-09-2022 |
Open
Flow: Out |
N/A |
Gentle breeze E
4 Slight |
|
0.9m 08:16am 0.6m 13:32pm |
| 25-08-2022 |
Open
Flow: Out |
N/A |
Gentle breeze W
5 Moderate |
0.8m 12:00pm
0.7m 13:00pm |
0.9m 08:39am 0.6m 14:02pm |
| 18-08-2022 |
Open
Flow: Out |
N/A |
Gentle breeze W
4 Slight |
0.7m 10:00am
0.7m 11:00am |
1.0m 15:08pm 0.6m 08:33am |
| 10-08-2022 |
Open
Flow: Out |
N/A |
Light Breeze N
4 Slight |
0.9m 13:00pm
|
1.0m 08:29am 0.6m 13:37pm |
| 20-07-2022 |
Open
Flow: Out |
N/A |
Light Air NW
4 Slight |
0.7m 11:00am
0.6m 12:00pm |
1.1m 16:02pm 0.6m 09:19am |
| 12-07-2022 |
Open
Flow: Out |
N/A |
Light Breeze W
4 Slight |
0.6m 11:15am
|
1.0m 08:36am 0.6m 13:47pm |
| 07-07-2022 |
Open
Flow: Out |
N/A |
Moderate breeze W
4 Slight |
0.9m 11:00am
|
1.1m 16:12pm 0.5m 09:53am |
| 15-06-2022 |
Open
Flow: Out |
N/A |
Gentle breeze N
4 Slight |
0.8m 14:00pm
|
1.0m 10:40am -0.7m 15:49pm |
| 19-05-2022 |
Open
Flow: Out |
N/A |
Gentle breeze W
4 Slight |
0.9m 15:20pm
|
0.9m 13:00pm 0.7m 18:11pm |
| 19-05-2022 | Open | N/A |
Gentle breeze W
4 Slight |
1.2m 14:15pm
1.1m 14:30pm |
0.9m 13:00pm 0.7m 18:11pm |
| 19-05-2022 |
Open
Flow: Out |
N/A |
Gentle breeze W
4 Slight |
1.9m 13:15pm
1.8m 13:30pm |
0.9m 13:00pm 0.7m 18:11pm |
| 19-05-2022 | Closed | 25.0 |
Gentle breeze W
4 Slight |
1.9m 10:00am
|
0.9m 13:00pm 0.3m 06:48am |
| 03-05-2022 | Closed | 20.0 |
Light Breeze NW
4 Slight |
1.2m 10:15am
|
0.9m 11:44am 0.5m 05:56am |
| 21-04-2022 | Closed | 20.0 |
Gentle breeze S
5 Moderate |
1.5m 11:30am
|
0.9m 14:14pm 0.3m 07:59am |
| 13-04-2022 |
Open
Flow: Out |
N/A |
Light Breeze W
4 Slight |
0.7m 10:00am
|
1.1m 07:25am 0.3m 13:59pm |
| 30-03-2022 | Closed | 30.0 |
Gentle breeze NW
4 Slight |
1.6m
|
1.2m 0.2m |
| 16-03-2022 |
Open
Flow: Out |
N/A |
Gentle breeze E
5 Moderate |
|
1.1m 09:51am 0.3m 16:19pm |
| 24-02-2022 | Closed | 30.0 |
Gentle breeze W
4 Slight |
1.4m 11:15am
|
0.8m 17:41pm 0.5m 11:25am |
| 16-02-2022 | Closed | 40.0 |
Gentle breeze E
4 Slight |
1.1m 14:00pm
|
1.2m 11:01am 0.2m 17:29pm |
| 02-02-2022 |
Open
Flow: In |
N/A |
Moderate breeze SW
5 Moderate |
1.1m 10:30am
|
1.3m 11:56am 0.1m 18:29pm |
| 05-01-2022 |
Open
Flow: In |
N/A |
Strong breeze E
6 Rough |
|
1.3m 13:00pm 0.6m 06:11am |
| 16-11-2021 |
Open
Flow: Out |
N/A |
Moderate breeze SW
5 Moderate |
|
1.0m 09:02am 0.5m 15:18pm |
| 10-11-2021 |
Open
Flow: Out |
N/A |
Fresh breeze SW
4 Slight |
|
1.2m 15:20pm 0.7m 08:53am |
| 06-05-2021 |
Open
Flow: Out |
N/A |
Gentle breeze E
5 Moderate |
0.6m 15:28pm
|
1.1m 06:14am 0.4m 12:59pm |
| 08-04-2021 |
Open
Flow: Out |
N/A |
Light Breeze SE
3 Smooth |
1.0m 14:30pm
|
1.1m 07:37am 0.3m 14:20pm |
| 12-03-2021 | Closed | N/A |
Gentle breeze NE
4 Slight |
1.4m 14:30pm
|
1.1m 10:30am 0.2m 16:59pm |
| 04-02-2021 |
Perched
Flow: Out |
N/A |
Gentle breeze NE
4 Slight |
1.4m 09:15am
|
1.0m 04:06am 0.5m 10:13am |
| 08-01-2021 |
Perched
Flow: Out |
N/A |
Gentle breeze E
4 Slight |
1.2m 11:45am
|
0.9m 18:51pm 0.5m 12:51pm |
| 17-12-2020 | Perched | N/A |
Light Breeze SE
4 Slight |
1.4m 12:00pm
|
1.3m 12:56pm 0.6m 06:04am |
| 26-11-2020 | Perched | N/A |
Moderate breeze W
5 Moderate |
1.5m 14:45pm
|
0.9m 20:35pm 0.5m 14:49pm |
| 02-11-2020 |
Open
Flow: Out |
N/A |
Gentle breeze E
4 Slight |
|
1.1m 18:19pm 0.4m 11:37am |
| 18-09-2020 |
Perched
Flow: Out |
N/A |
Light Breeze E
4 Slight |
|
1.1m 10:26am 0.4m 04:16am |
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