EstuaryWatch Data Portal

Sea surging right up estuary further upstream than the bridge,

Heavy seas last week and at weekend shifted a lot of sand from S/W corner of estuary.

Wind direction at Teddy's lookout S scale 4.

Gentle northerly breeze scale 2 at Teddy's.

Wind gusting from south west at scale 4 at lower lookout.

Lot's of people at both lookouts.

Sand carved out on western edge of estuary.Wind in light gusts.

Wind at Teddys lookout N/W scale 4.

Lots of sand shifted out. River is very shallow and in 2 streams out to sea.

Fair bit of seaweed in estuary.

River mostly very shallow through sand from mouth up to bridge.

Wind at Teddys - S.

Lower lookout:

love heart gone,bush has grown.

River course through sand is closer to N/Wpart of estuary (ie closer to Great Ocean Road. Wind at Teddys Lookout S gusting to scale 5.

Estuary almost closed.Hardly any water reaching the sea 33 minutes after low tide. Water dammed up in northern part of estuary. Estuary fills at high tide. Wind at Teddys lookout S, scale 4.

Extra photographs taken to show damming of water and minimal flow to sea.

Wind at Teddy's lookout gusting N/W to force 4.Wind at Lower Lookout W, gusting to force 4.

River's path through sand now closer to N/E side of estuary.

Vegetation grown to obscure view at StP2_1