- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Carpenters Rocks Surf Forecast
/ SA – East Coast (28 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Carpenters Rocks surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 ACSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Carpenters Rocks today?
The current surf forecast for Carpenters Rocks at 9AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Carpenters Rocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | |
1193 | 1095 | 1019 | 893 | 833 | 777 | 640 | 504 | 1141 | 881 | 521 | 485 | 471 | 451 | 386 | 336 | 326 | 193 | 177 | 264 | 634 | 1864 | 3132 | 3579 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 11:45AM0.32m | 9:21PM0.40m | 11:05AM0.40m | 10:08PM0.37m | 11:15AM0.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49AM0.20m | 3:08PM0.31m | 4:25AM0.19m | 4:54PM0.26m | 4:19AM0.17m | 5:54PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | | |  | |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | |
 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
 kJ | 1193 | 1095 | 1019 | 893 | 833 | 721 | 640 | 504 | 1141 | 881 | 521 | 485 | 471 | 451 | 386 | 336 | 326 | 193 | 129 | 264 | 634 | 1864 | 3132 | 3579 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 24 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | S 11 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | WSW 14 | ESE 6 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 110 | 323 | 506 | 609 | 735 | 777 | 594 | 464 | 58 | 3 | 75 | 46 | 33 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 81 | 65 | 103 | 127 | 367 | 431 | 11 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | — | SSE 9 | — | S 12 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 20 | SW 18 | S 8 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 142 | — | 62 | — | 11 | 52 | 54 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 51 | 12 | 79 | 177 | 101 | 125 | 66 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | E 6 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | — | E 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | — | 17 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Carpenters Rocks surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest