Carlton Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.88° S 147.64° E

Carlton Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Carlton Rivermouth sea temperature is
11.1° C
0.8° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Carlton Rivermouth at 6PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)--
Afternoon (06 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
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)
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.5
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.6
S
19
0.7
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
227
211
169
182
352
344
419
288
270
379
257
448
443
423
380
371
288
270
246
188
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
S
5
S
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
0
S
5
SE
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:42PM0.98m
3:15AM0.63m
2:29PM1.05m
4:40AM0.62m
3:20PM1.10m
Low Tide
9:00PM0.19m
7:44AM0.46m
10:06PM0.10m
8:30AM0.50m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
10
8
7
7
6
9
12
13
11
9
7
6
5
8
12
13
10
9
Feels °C
9
9
8
6
5
4
3
7
10
11
9
7
5
3
2
5
9
10
7
5
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