Carpenters Rocks surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 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 7AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (02 May)5ft (1.6m)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 28mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
2
1
2
2
2
2
4
5
3
2
6
5
0
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
3.5
W
14
4
W
14
4
W
14
3.5
W
13
4
WNW
12
4
WNW
11
4
WNW
11
4
WNW
11
3
W
11
3
W
11
3.5
W
11
3.5
W
10
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1266
1086
999
999
1014
947
1029
1029
1044
1203
4310
5688
5335
4584
4631
3724
4069
4256
2429
2099
2719
2702
3213
3398
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
35
N
30
NNE
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
40
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
45
N
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
50
NW
45
WNW
40
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
cross-off
cross-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-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
11:25PM0.34m
12:29PM0.64m
11:40PM0.34m
12:54PM0.66m
11:55PM0.33m
1:19PM0.66m
Low Tide
5:18AM0.05m
7:10PM0.20m
5:37AM0.03m
7:35PM0.21m
5:58AM0.01m
8:00PM0.23m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
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6:48
6:50
6:50
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5:20
5:19
5:17
6
5
1
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
Temp °C
23
23
22
23
23
20
16
15
15
14
14
14
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
16
14
15
16
15
13
11
10
8
8
7
7
8
6
6
5
6
5
5
7
8
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
3.5
W
14
4
W
14
4
W
14
3.5
W
13
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
3
W
11
3
W
11
1.4
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
Energy kJ
1266
1086
999
999
1014
947
1029
1029
1044
1203
4310
5688
5335
4584
3956
3543
3470
3610
2429
2099
659
876
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
7
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NW
5
0.8
NW
7
1.2
WNW
8
0.1
S
12
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.9
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
47
23
18
55
154
3
1321
947
2
2
2
2
2
286
545
2
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNW
4
1.1
NNW
7
1.1
NW
5
1.5
NW
8
1.4
WNW
8
4
WNW
12
4
WNW
11
4
WNW
11
4
WNW
11
1.1
N
5
0.8
NNE
5
3.5
W
11
3.5
W
10
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
SW
12
Energy kJ
60
24
14
18
31
105
57
244
264
4631
3724
4069
4256
57
28
2719
2702
3213
3398
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
5
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
48
48
57
57
48
42
37
56
37
37
37
192
192
228
192
193
228
228
252
228
228
228
123
192
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
4
3
4
3
4
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
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