Carpenters Rocks surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Thursday 30 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
16.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Carpenters Rocks today?

The current surf forecast for Carpenters Rocks at 7AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)7ft (2.2m)14s
Afternoon (30 Apr)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (30 Apr)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Sat morning).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
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)
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2686
2427
2103
1796
1822
1729
1641
1712
1889
2111
1838
1812
2032
2140
1549
1304
1285
1172
999
999
933
865
865
878
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
30
N
30
N
20
NW
15
NW
20
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:51PM0.37m
11:45AM0.54m
11:09PM0.36m
12:06PM0.60m
11:25PM0.34m
12:29PM0.64m
Low Tide
4:50AM0.13m
6:14PM0.20m
5:02AM0.09m
6:43PM0.20m
5:18AM0.05m
7:10PM0.20m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
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6:47
6:48
6:48
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5:22
5:22
5:20
6
3
Temp °C
23
21
20
21
24
26
24
23
21
20
19
20
26
27
26
24
24
23
23
23
24
20
14
14
19
15
13
14
17
20
19
18
14
11
11
12
20
22
21
17
16
15
15
15
15
14
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Energy kJ
2686
2427
2103
1796
1822
1729
1641
1712
1889
2111
1838
1812
2032
2140
1549
1304
1285
1172
999
999
933
865
865
878
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.4
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.6
WNW
6
0.3
WNW
7
0.6
NW
6
0.7
NW
7
Energy kJ
2
2
11
108
136
81
41
49
21
9
20
45
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
3
0.7
NNW
4
0.6
NW
5
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NW
5
0.5
N
3
1.1
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
3
0.9
NNW
6
0.7
NNE
4
0.9
N
4
0.8
NNE
4
1
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
Energy kJ
4
8
13
21
27
17
4
59
49
55
6
4
59
13
24
16
58
178
173
198
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
37
37
48
48
37
37
0
37
48
48
48
48
37
0
38
57
57
57
57
57
48
56
117
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
5
5
4
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