Carlton Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.88° S 147.64° E

Carlton Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carlton Rivermouth sea temperature is
11.2° 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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carlton Rivermouth at 2AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)17s
Afternoon (29 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (29 Jul)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
1
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
18
2
SSW
17
3
SSW
8
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
10
2.2
S
9
1.7
S
9
2.2
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
8
2
SSW
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
621
679
671
554
1110
2256
1261
1875
1586
1243
830
449
657
575
402
497
176
141
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
25
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:58PM1.04m
8:55AM0.53m
6:41PM1.04m
9:34AM0.55m
7:24PM1.02m
Low Tide
2:04AM0.16m
11:03AM0.51m
2:43AM0.15m
12:03PM0.52m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
9
8
7
6
7
7
7
6
7
7
7
8
10
11
11
9
9
Feels °C
7
5
4
3
2
1
-1
-1
0
1
2
3
3
5
5
7
5
6
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