Carlton Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.88° S 147.64° E

Carlton Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carlton Rivermouth sea temperature is
10.9° C
0.9° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carlton Rivermouth at 3PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)19s
Afternoon (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (21 Aug)3ft (0.9m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
S
18
0.6
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
2.5
SW
15
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
3.5
SW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
151
122
119
169
246
576
761
724
733
3307
3487
3331
5614
1847
1659
1682
1207
1240
1845
1765
1315
1106
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
W
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:43PM0.92m
4:32AM0.53m
2:27PM0.94m
5:14AM0.54m
3:13PM0.97m
Low Tide
6:00AM0.51m
9:48PM0.26m
6:47AM0.52m
10:31PM0.24m
7:43AM0.52m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:32
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
12
14
12
11
10
10
10
9
9
10
11
9
9
10
10
10
12
14
15
11
10
Feels °C
3
8
9
8
6
5
5
4
1
0
1
3
3
3
5
6
6
7
10
11
7
6
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