Carpenters Rocks surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Monday 11 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
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 3AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 22s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
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
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.6
WSW
16
0.7
SW
16
1
SW
21
1.6
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1198
1060
1193
1095
1019
893
866
777
640
504
1141
881
521
485
410
451
386
336
326
193
177
264
840
1845
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
ESE
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
cross
cross-off
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
cross-off
High Tide
8:00PM0.43m
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:08
5:07
Temp °C
14
14
15
15
15
15
18
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
20
21
20
19
19
18
17
16
19
21
11
11
12
12
12
12
17
16
15
16
16
16
15
15
18
19
17
16
16
14
12
11
15
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SW
16
1
SW
21
1.6
SW
19
Energy kJ
1198
1060
1193
1095
1019
893
833
721
640
504
1141
881
521
485
410
451
386
336
326
193
129
264
840
1845
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
26
0.2
SSW
25
0.3
SSW
24
0.6
SSW
22
0.8
SSW
21
0.9
SSW
20
1.1
SSW
19
1.1
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.7
SSE
8
0.1
S
11
0.7
SSW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.1
SW
20
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SW
18
0.4
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.9
SW
16
1
WSW
14
Energy kJ
14
63
110
323
506
609
866
777
594
464
58
3
73
36
33
14
15
24
81
65
103
127
367
437
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
24
0.6
SSE
9
0.2
S
12
0.6
S
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
ESE
6
0.4
SW
18
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.5
S
11
Energy kJ
142
62
11
52
54
61
13
12
10
20
15
14
13
51
7
79
177
101
125
66
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SSE
8
0.7
ESE
6
0.3
NE
2
0.3
NE
2
0.3
NNE
2
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
N
4
Energy kJ
2
3
28
33
1
1
1
3
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
Distance (km)
101
38
0
0
0
0
0
31
98
31
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
37
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
8
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
5
9
9
8
9
9
8
6
8
7
6
6
9
9
5
9
5
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