Carlton Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.88° S 147.64° E

Carlton Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carlton Rivermouth sea temperature is
11.4° 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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carlton Rivermouth at 4PM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jul)8ft (2.5m)17s
Evening (23 Jul)13ft (4.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
0
0
0
2
4
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
17
4
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
11
2.5
SW
12
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1114
1155
1556
3904
6995
9028
8439
5936
4543
2766
2224
1480
1933
2248
2623
2376
1697
883
576
1731
305
247
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
30
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:39PM0.92m
4:29AM0.50m
3:12PM0.95m
5:35AM0.50m
3:50PM0.98m
Low Tide
7:00AM0.45m
10:36PM0.31m
7:24AM0.47m
11:15PM0.26m
7:59AM0.49m
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:01
5:02
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
6
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
9
11
12
12
12
11
11
10
11
10
10
10
Feels °C
0
1
1
1
-1
-3
-2
-2
-1
2
4
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
8
8
7
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