Carlton Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.88° S 147.64° E

Carlton Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carlton Rivermouth sea temperature is
11.8°C
0.0° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Carlton Rivermouth at 8AM is: 2.0m 17s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)6ft (1.9m)17s
Afternoon (12 Sep)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (12 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
18
2.2
S
18
2.1
S
17
1.9
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
15
1.3
S
13
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.7
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3273
3028
2641
1988
1512
1265
1088
591
704
1175
882
749
628
487
360
280
213
147
102
99
67
63
57
144
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
W
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:51AM0.73m
8:37PM0.75m
9:15AM0.77m
9:44PM0.66m
9:40AM0.81m
Low Tide
2:28AM0.30m
2:37PM0.43m
2:53AM0.38m
3:45PM0.39m
3:11AM0.46m
4:49PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:55
 mm
1
Temp °C
7
5
4
10
15
14
10
9
8
8
10
16
20
21
17
15
13
12
13
21
20
16
14
12
Feels °C
5
3
1
8
12
11
8
7
5
4
6
13
17
19
14
12
10
9
10
18
16
12
10
8
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