Carlton Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.88° S 147.64° E

Carlton Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carlton Rivermouth sea temperature is
10.7° C
1.1° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carlton Rivermouth at 12AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (19 Aug)1ft (0.3m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
193
137
126
123
87
97
99
95
87
66
64
64
106
59
55
53
51
85
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:07AM0.55m
12:31PM0.86m
2:28AM0.53m
1:04PM0.89m
Low Tide
7:25PM0.38m
5:17AM0.48m
8:19PM0.34m
5:31AM0.50m
9:06PM0.30m
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clear
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
11
12
17
16
14
14
14
13
13
15
15
15
13
12
Feels °C
9
10
9
8
9
10
13
12
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
9
9
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