Carlton Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.88° S 147.64° E

Carlton Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 30 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 5AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 22s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

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 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
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
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4800
4696
4408
4408
5169
4760
1121
1852
1633
1596
1145
917
475
357
348
305
236
301
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
0
WNW
5
ENE
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
9:08PM0.82m
10:04AM0.79m
10:19PM0.75m
10:43AM0.86m
Low Tide
3:41AM0.31m
4:17PM0.37m
4:18AM0.37m
5:30PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
10
8
8
7
11
14
16
12
9
7
6
6
15
18
17
14
13
Feels °C
8
7
5
5
4
9
12
15
11
7
4
2
1
10
13
12
9
9
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