Carlton Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.88° S 147.64° E

Carlton Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carlton Rivermouth sea temperature is
11.4° C
1.0° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carlton Rivermouth at 9PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)--
Afternoon (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Thu morning).

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
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)
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
71
118
111
145
285
316
261
201
154
151
142
133
115
129
151
142
193
304
454
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
W
25
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:35PM0.78m
00:42AM0.61m
1:51PM0.83m
1:55AM0.54m
2:12PM0.88m
Low Tide
7:59PM0.50m
6:38AM0.39m
9:04PM0.43m
6:46AM0.43m
9:54PM0.37m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:59
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
13
13
13
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
11
9
7
6
Feels °C
10
11
10
11
11
9
9
9
10
12
11
9
8
8
7
7
6
3
2
2
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