Carlton Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.88° S 147.64° E

Carlton Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 11 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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carlton Rivermouth at 6AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (11 Aug)3ft (0.9m)18s
Evening (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)17s

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 13°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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)
1
1
1
0
0
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
3
3
4
3
2
!
!
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
S
19
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
3
SW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
18
1.9
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
4.5
SW
15
5
SW
15
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
284
539
169
167
339
685
662
640
728
754
875
4189
696
983
1645
2114
1919
1718
1672
1739
9826
10788
3267
3834
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
W
5
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:11AM0.60m
6:01PM1.14m
9:05AM0.60m
6:55PM1.09m
9:49AM0.61m
7:49PM1.01m
Low Tide
1:06AM-0.01m
11:00AM0.55m
2:01AM0.01m
11:59AM0.55m
2:50AM0.06m
1:06PM0.55m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:22
 mm
2
Temp °C
9
8
9
11
13
13
10
9
11
12
12
11
12
9
8
7
7
8
10
12
13
13
11
10
Feels °C
7
6
7
9
9
10
7
5
7
9
9
7
6
5
4
3
3
4
6
8
9
10
8
6
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Carlton Rivermouth surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest