Carlton Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.88° S 147.64° E

Carlton Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carlton Rivermouth sea temperature is
13.3°C
1.4° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carlton Rivermouth at 1PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)17s
Afternoon (12 Oct)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
3
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
2.3
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
8
0.6
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1138
913
3678
446
469
451
305
378
561
529
1890
3676
4507
3166
2214
1886
459
269
257
212
135
138
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
WNW
20
W
30
W
25
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
25
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
S
20
S
15
S
5
SW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
8:55AM0.89m
11:15PM0.58m
9:22AM0.91m
1:05AM0.57m
9:54AM0.92m
Low Tide
4:33PM0.26m
2:22AM0.54m
5:24PM0.23m
2:10AM0.57m
6:13PM0.20m
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:24
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6:22
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6:20
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7:27
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7:29
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7:30
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 mm
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1
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1
1
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1
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2
1
1
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Temp °C
11
13
15
13
10
9
7
6
6
8
11
7
7
8
7
7
7
9
11
11
10
9
Feels °C
9
12
10
6
3
1
1
0
0
1
2
-1
0
1
1
2
3
5
5
5
6
7
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