Carlton Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.88° S 147.64° E

Carlton Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carlton Rivermouth sea temperature is
10.8° 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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carlton Rivermouth at 6AM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)17s
Afternoon (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
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
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
314
305
522
419
302
284
193
137
126
123
87
97
99
95
74
66
64
64
62
59
55
54
51
50
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
25
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:49PM0.61m
12:03PM0.82m
1:07AM0.55m
12:31PM0.86m
2:28AM0.53m
1:04PM0.89m
Low Tide
5:08AM0.45m
7:25PM0.38m
5:17AM0.48m
8:19PM0.34m
5:31AM0.50m
9:06PM0.30m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
6:56
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5:27
5:28
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
10
13
15
13
12
12
11
10
10
13
18
15
14
14
13
14
13
14
15
15
12
11
Feels °C
6
6
7
9
11
9
9
10
8
8
8
11
14
12
12
10
9
10
9
10
10
11
9
7
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