Carpenters Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° S 140.38° E

Carpenters Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carpenters Rocks sea temperature is
14.8° C
1.1° 

Carpenters Rocks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Carpenters Rocks today (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carpenters Rocks at 2PM is: 4.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 4.0m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)13ft (4.0m)16s
Afternoon (12 Aug)15ft (4.5m)17s
Evening (12 Aug)15ft (4.5m)16s

Table - waves today at Carpenters Rocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
6
7
7
7
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
18
4.5
SW
17
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8869
7685
9866
10937
13274
11129
12184
12556
12184
11713
10431
9754
9754
10966
11248
10749
9652
8738
8365
8064
8112
8112
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
30
WSW
40
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
35
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
12:47PM0.66m
11:36PM0.23m
1:04PM0.64m
00:10AM0.31m
1:17PM0.61m
Low Tide
4:15AM0.09m
8:41PM0.20m
5:18AM0.06m
8:03PM0.22m
6:04AM0.06m
7:46PM0.20m
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light rain
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
4
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
8
7
7
7
7
9
9
8
8
8
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