Carpenters Rocks surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Saturday 02 May 2026 ACST
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Carpenters Rocks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Carpenters Rocks sea temperature is
16.8° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Carpenters Rocks today?

The current surf forecast for Carpenters Rocks at 1PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (02 May)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (02 May)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
3
6
6
6
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
3.5
W
14
4
W
13
4.5
WNW
12
4.5
WNW
12
4.5
WNW
12
4.5
WNW
12
3.5
W
11
3
W
10
3
W
10
4
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
4
SW
11
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
999
999
1014
1029
1029
1029
1044
1107
1251
5247
5411
5654
5655
5567
5845
3023
1734
1662
3781
5517
4237
3960
4142
3315
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
40
NNE
35
N
25
N
20
NNW
25
NW
25
N
30
NNW
30
N
35
N
45
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NW
45
NW
40
WNW
45
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:29PM0.64m
11:40PM0.34m
12:54PM0.66m
11:55PM0.33m
1:19PM0.66m
00:09AM0.34m
Low Tide
5:18AM0.05m
7:10PM0.20m
5:37AM0.03m
7:35PM0.21m
5:58AM0.01m
8:00PM0.23m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:48
6:50
6:50
6:52
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5:20
5:19
5:17
5:16
5
4
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
22
23
23
19
15
15
15
14
14
14
16
14
15
14
14
15
14
15
15
15
14
15
14
14
15
15
17
15
13
10
10
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
6
7
6
7
7
7
6
7
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
3.5
W
14
4
W
13
4
W
13
4
W
12
4
W
12
4
W
12
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1
SSW
14
0.1
W
26
Energy kJ
999
999
1014
1029
1029
1029
1044
1107
1251
5247
5411
5015
4613
4451
4378
809
734
585
384
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
6
0.2
E
4
1.4
NNW
7
0.4
NE
3
0.1
S
12
0.8
W
16
1.8
SW
14
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
23
1
175
3
3
322
1285
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
4
0.9
N
4
1.1
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
7
1
NW
7
1.1
NW
5
0.9
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
9
4.5
WNW
12
4.5
WNW
12
4.5
WNW
12
4.5
WNW
12
3.5
W
11
3
W
10
3
W
10
4
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
4
SW
11
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
11
Energy kJ
10
22
40
81
91
74
96
193
597
5654
5655
5567
5845
3023
1734
1662
3781
5517
4237
3960
4142
3315
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
2
1
2
1
4
2
4
Distance (km)
57
57
48
48
37
48
37
37
37
193
192
192
193
193
228
228
228
318
316
324
581
496
390
323
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
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