Carlton Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.88° S 147.64° E

Carlton Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carlton Rivermouth sea temperature is
12.8°C
0.9° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carlton Rivermouth at 10AM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)4ft (1.2m)17s
Afternoon (30 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (30 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
15
1.3
S
17
1.2
S
17
1.2
S
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
882
992
859
839
686
669
547
534
441
441
353
326
246
242
242
242
239
156
154
151
303
492
558
675
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
W
5
WNW
0
SE
5
NE
10
NE
5
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
15
S
5
SE
0
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
11:06PM0.68m
9:55AM0.97m
00:37AM0.66m
10:43AM1.00m
2:06AM0.66m
11:37AM1.01m
Low Tide
3:31AM0.52m
5:34PM0.11m
4:14AM0.58m
6:39PM0.07m
5:02AM0.62m
7:42PM0.04m
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clear
clear
clear
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5:41
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Temp °C
17
18
18
21
22
20
17
14
13
12
12
17
20
20
16
14
11
9
10
11
11
11
10
9
Feels °C
12
14
14
17
20
19
18
14
12
11
11
14
15
15
12
12
8
5
6
7
7
6
7
7
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