Carlton Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.88° S 147.64° E

Carlton Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carlton Rivermouth sea temperature is
12.4°C
0.5° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 21s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carlton Rivermouth at 12PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 21s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)21s
Afternoon (26 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (26 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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)
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
5
3
1
0
1
4
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
21
1.4
SSW
13
0.6
S
20
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
3
SW
14
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
S
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.5
S
13
1.1
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
148
711
279
762
803
849
3949
5210
4777
540
441
520
3619
478
511
722
690
683
690
782
590
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
E
10
NE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:20AM0.77m
7:10PM0.83m
7:55AM0.82m
8:20PM0.77m
8:31AM0.88m
9:39PM0.72m
Low Tide
1:05PM0.39m
1:35AM0.30m
2:12PM0.32m
2:13AM0.37m
3:20PM0.25m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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5:52
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5:50
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5:48
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6:08
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6:09
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6:10
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 mm
1
3
1
1
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Temp °C
9
8
10
9
9
7
6
5
5
9
12
13
10
8
6
4
4
9
13
11
9
7
Feels °C
4
3
4
2
3
2
1
0
0
4
7
8
5
5
3
1
0
6
9
8
7
4
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