Carlton Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.88° S 147.64° E

Carlton Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carlton Rivermouth sea temperature is
12.4°C
0.5° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carlton Rivermouth at 9PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)--
Afternoon (24 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (24 Sep)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
21
0.5
S
21
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
195
127
121
121
127
95
96
92
90
76
80
138
140
121
118
148
218
633
904
1347
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNW
5
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:10PM0.93m
6:46AM0.72m
6:07PM0.89m
7:20AM0.77m
7:10PM0.83m
Low Tide
00:20AM0.20m
11:58AM0.44m
00:57AM0.24m
1:05PM0.39m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
16
16
14
15
16
17
18
18
14
12
10
9
9
8
8
9
8
8
Feels °C
14
14
13
12
12
13
14
14
15
14
11
10
8
6
5
3
3
3
2
3
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