Carlton Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.88° S 147.64° E

Carlton Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carlton Rivermouth sea temperature is
12.2°C
0.4° 

Carlton Rivermouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Carlton Rivermouth today (17 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carlton Rivermouth at 7PM is: 5.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)--
Afternoon (17 Sep)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (17 Sep)7ft (2.2m)15s

Table - waves today at Carlton Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
!
2
2
4
4
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
5
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
15
4.5
SW
14
5
SW
14
2.2
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
5
SW
15
2.5
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1635
7478
9150
2029
2111
1259
2987
2428
1889
1479
1191
1045
1091
789
778
1045
2028
6524
11887
4231
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
5
WSW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
12:00PM0.90m
3:59AM0.57m
12:49PM0.91m
Low Tide
7:29PM0.26m
8:15PM0.24m
5:07AM0.57m
8:58PM0.22m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
11
10
10
10
10
13
19
19
15
15
15
14
12
14
16
16
12
9
Feels °C
9
8
6
4
5
6
5
7
12
13
9
10
9
8
6
8
10
11
10
6
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