Carlton Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.88° S 147.64° E

Carlton Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carlton Rivermouth sea temperature is
11.6°C
0.2° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carlton Rivermouth at 6PM is: 1.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (31 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)18s
Evening (31 Aug)5ft (1.6m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
!
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4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
3
2
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)
4
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
1.6
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4981
4760
1121
1852
1633
1596
1145
917
568
357
348
301
236
330
381
429
980
1086
1109
1224
1358
1224
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
0
W
5
E
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:04AM0.79m
10:19PM0.75m
10:43AM0.86m
11:40PM0.69m
11:26AM0.92m
Low Tide
4:17PM0.37m
4:18AM0.37m
5:30PM0.29m
4:57AM0.43m
6:41PM0.22m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
Temp °C
8
11
14
16
12
9
7
6
6
14
18
17
14
14
12
10
10
12
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
5
9
12
15
11
7
4
3
1
10
13
12
8
10
8
5
5
7
9
9
8
8
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