Carlton Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.88° S 147.64° E

Carlton Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carlton Rivermouth sea temperature is
14.7°C
2.7° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carlton Rivermouth at 8PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)--
Afternoon (20 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (20 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
S
20
0.3
S
20
0.3
S
19
0.7
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
20
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
42
42
37
79
78
78
78
67
315
433
469
387
1016
813
785
604
481
475
399
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
5
NE
10
SW
0
N
5
NE
5
N
5
NNW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
N
5
NNW
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
on
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:48PM0.91m
5:22AM0.69m
3:47PM0.89m
5:51AM0.75m
4:48PM0.86m
Low Tide
10:26PM0.16m
9:48AM0.55m
11:05PM0.17m
10:58AM0.50m
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:07
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7:37
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7:39
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Temp °C
26
21
15
14
14
15
16
20
21
17
13
12
12
12
14
25
29
29
24
21
Feels °C
22
20
14
15
14
15
15
19
20
16
12
11
10
11
12
23
26
26
22
17
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