Carlton Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.88° S 147.64° E

Carlton Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carlton Rivermouth sea temperature is
12.0°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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Carlton Rivermouth at 12PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)17s
Afternoon (05 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (05 Sep)6ft (1.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Sun morning).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
4
4
3
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.9
S
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
5
2
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
7
1.7
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
8
1.4
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1758
1592
1091
917
783
1723
309
239
236
160
113
104
101
68
67
83
138
363
359
327
250
343
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
WSW
15
W
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
0
SSW
5
SE
10
NE
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:59PM1.05m
5:00AM0.63m
2:56PM1.07m
5:56AM0.63m
3:52PM1.07m
Low Tide
7:16AM0.56m
9:54PM0.05m
8:10AM0.57m
10:51PM0.04m
9:08AM0.56m
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:47
5:49
 mm
1
1
5
1
4
4
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
14
13
11
11
12
11
10
12
14
15
11
10
11
10
9
10
11
11
9
7
Feels °C
9
10
12
11
8
5
7
7
7
10
13
13
9
8
8
6
4
3
4
5
5
3
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