Carpenters Rocks surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Saturday 16 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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.0°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 11PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)--
Afternoon (16 May)--
Evening (16 May)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2
SW
11
2
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5340
5140
4822
3865
3187
2630
2371
2042
2065
2281
2094
1915
1778
1450
1209
1112
1031
869
944
851
785
1045
935
918
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
10
NW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
N
10
N
20
NW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:50PM0.24m
12:35PM0.70m
10:38PM0.24m
1:07PM0.72m
10:17PM0.26m
1:41PM0.71m
Low Tide
7:35PM0.20m
4:39AM0.04m
8:22PM0.22m
5:01AM-0.02m
9:10PM0.26m
5:30AM-0.05m
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:05
5:04
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
14
14
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
12
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2
SW
11
2
SW
11
Energy kJ
5340
5140
4822
3865
3187
2630
2371
2042
2065
2281
2094
1915
1778
1450
1209
1112
1031
869
944
851
785
1045
935
918
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
23
0.2
SSW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.3
SW
21
0.3
SW
21
0.5
SW
20
0.7
SW
19
0.9
SSW
12
0.5
SW
19
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
Energy kJ
22
22
22
21
45
117
72
71
186
384
230
183
323
455
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SW
20
0.6
SW
19
Energy kJ
83
186
229
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
3
Energy kJ
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
9
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
Distance (km)
48
48
37
37
37
31
37
48
98
123
31
31
31
0
0
0
37
117
37
37
37
37
117
172
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
9
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
9
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
6
7
4
5
4
4
4
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