Carpenters Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° S 140.38° E

Carpenters Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carpenters Rocks sea temperature is
14.5°C
1.0° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carpenters Rocks at 2AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)8ft (2.5m)17s
Afternoon (18 Sep)8ft (2.4m)16s
Evening (18 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, strong winds from the NNW by Sun morning).

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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)
3
4
4
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2734
2816
2725
2402
4161
3924
3197
2844
2863
3110
4881
3531
3136
2598
2313
1879
1368
1062
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:06AM0.54m
1:11PM0.42m
3:40AM0.49m
12:52PM0.42m
Low Tide
7:53PM0.00m
8:45AM0.31m
8:10PM0.02m
8:51AM0.36m
8:24PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
10
12
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
18
18
Feels °C
6
6
4
3
4
5
8
8
8
7
7
9
9
9
11
12
13
12
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