Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carlton Rivermouth today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carlton Rivermouth at 1PM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Carlton Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
106 | 59 | 55 | 53 | 51 | 85 | 123 | 117 | 151 | 122 | 182 | 169 | 276 | 348 | 675 | 597 | 742 | 2963 | 3178 | 2881 | 5120 | 1659 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:04PM0.89m | 3:39AM0.53m | 1:43PM0.92m | 4:32AM0.53m | 2:27PM0.94m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31AM0.50m | 9:06PM0.30m | 6:00AM0.51m | 9:48PM0.26m | 6:47AM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||
6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 8 | — | SSW 21 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
17 | 20 | 55 | 53 | 51 | 85 | 123 | 117 | 151 | 94 | 182 | 169 | 276 | 348 | 675 | 597 | 742 | 3 | — | 180 | 2414 | 1659 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SW 14 | E 8 | SW 6 | NE 8 | E 8 | — | S 24 | — | — | — | SSW 20 |
106 | 59 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 122 | 54 | 54 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 1 | — | 11 | — | — | — | 129 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 6 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 6 | W 4 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 4 |
3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 55 | 23 | 2963 | 3178 | 2881 | 5120 | 29 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 496 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 76 | 571 | 578 | 574 | 41 | 11 | 11 |
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