Carlton Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.88° S 147.64° E

Carlton Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carlton Rivermouth sea temperature is
10.7° C
1.1° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carlton Rivermouth at 7PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)--
Afternoon (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Evening (12 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)17s

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 14°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
3
2
2
0
0
0
!
3
3
2
0
0
2
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
5
SW
15
5.5
SW
16
5.5
SW
15
2.4
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
696
961
627
1655
1484
1484
1972
12411
13790
13256
2980
2455
2119
1853
1785
1943
2134
2107
2281
2252
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
10
W
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:55PM1.09m
9:49AM0.61m
7:49PM1.01m
10:24AM0.64m
8:43PM0.91m
Low Tide
2:50AM0.06m
1:06PM0.55m
3:34AM0.14m
2:22PM0.54m
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
11
10
8
8
9
11
12
12
14
14
12
11
12
12
11
11
12
10
9
9
Feels °C
6
5
3
3
4
6
7
7
9
11
8
7
7
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
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