Carlton Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.88° S 147.64° E

Carlton Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Carlton Rivermouth sea temperature is
11.4°C
0.4° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Carlton Rivermouth at 8AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (26 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (26 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
8
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
1.5
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
195
198
821
1487
1134
934
536
307
202
217
202
154
106
100
78
129
216
277
344
373
356
433
313
343
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
W
25
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SW
10
W
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
20
NW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:08AM0.57m
5:33PM1.01m
7:44AM0.59m
6:21PM0.99m
8:19AM0.63m
7:11PM0.95m
Low Tide
00:37AM0.17m
10:33AM0.50m
1:16AM0.17m
11:34AM0.50m
1:54AM0.18m
12:39PM0.49m
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
9
9
8
6
10
15
16
13
12
11
10
10
11
13
13
10
8
Feels °C
5
4
3
2
3
4
5
6
6
6
3
7
11
13
10
7
7
5
5
6
8
8
6
4
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