Carlton Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.88° S 147.64° E

Carlton Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carlton Rivermouth sea temperature is
15.2°C
3.0° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carlton Rivermouth at 12PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (24 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (24 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
1.3
SW
6
0.4
SSW
14
1.3
SW
5
1.6
SW
5
1.5
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
7
1.2
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
875
669
540
561
392
371
281
213
223
344
270
135
263
196
167
116
115
116
78
82
148
133
125
178
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
5
SW
20
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
15
W
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:55AM0.87m
7:06PM0.77m
7:30AM0.93m
8:24PM0.72m
8:07AM0.98m
9:49PM0.68m
Low Tide
00:22AM0.25m
1:11PM0.33m
1:02AM0.32m
2:16PM0.23m
1:41AM0.40m
3:19PM0.14m
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part cloud
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7:43
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 mm
2
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2
2
3
8
7
1
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Temp °C
14
13
13
15
16
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
8
8
11
11
11
9
7
Feels °C
14
12
13
13
13
10
10
11
11
7
10
10
7
7
6
6
6
5
3
4
4
4
4
3
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