Carpenters Rocks surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Thursday 23 Apr 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
16.0° 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 5PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (23 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (23 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat morning, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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)
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
1.9
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2380
3003
2914
2760
2283
1890
1493
1111
851
724
694
947
846
932
918
1401
1941
2060
1643
1230
2172
2039
1972
1990
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
30
N
30
N
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
30
N
25
NNW
30
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
20
NW
20
NW
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:25PM0.56m
11:37PM0.41m
4:09PM0.49m
11:09PM0.42m
5:35PM0.42m
9:50PM0.42m
Low Tide
7:21AM-0.05m
9:20PM0.40m
7:46AM0.01m
9:31PM0.41m
8:04AM0.08m
8:27PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:41
6:41
6:43
6:43
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5:30
5:30
5:29
5:28
Temp °C
15
18
24
25
25
24
21
20
19
19
23
24
23
23
21
19
18
20
24
23
18
17
15
16
12
13
19
22
22
20
16
15
13
12
16
21
20
18
15
12
11
12
18
16
17
16
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
1.9
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
14
Energy kJ
2380
3003
2914
2760
2283
1890
1493
1111
851
724
694
947
846
932
918
1401
1941
2060
1643
1230
2172
2039
1972
1990
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.7
WSW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.1
SW
22
0.2
SSW
21
0.7
WNW
6
0.4
SW
20
0.7
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
0.9
NW
6
Energy kJ
54
161
147
19
45
34
136
365
111
111
774
897
979
52
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
21
0.5
SW
20
Energy kJ
71
188
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
1.1
NNW
5
0.5
N
4
0.7
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.3
NNE
2
0.4
NE
3
1.2
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
1
WNW
6
1
WNW
6
Energy kJ
5
4
69
6
34
43
1
2
98
109
82
71
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
37
37
37
0
37
37
37
37
48
48
37
0
37
37
37
48
48
48
117
37
57
37
37
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
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