
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carpenters Rocks today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carpenters Rocks at 10PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Carpenters Rocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
689 | 620 | 504 | 373 | 384 | 278 | 202 | 164 | 165 | 208 | 201 | 221 | 275 | 293 | 317 | 281 | 393 | 621 | 877 | 1203 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off |
High Tide | 3:40AM0.57m | 1:39PM0.38m | 4:13AM0.52m | 1:19PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15PM0.00m | 9:47AM0.31m | 8:33PM0.03m | 10:12AM0.35m | 8:47PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
689 | 620 | 504 | 373 | 384 | 278 | 202 | 164 | 112 | 208 | 201 | 221 | 275 | 293 | 317 | 281 | 393 | 621 | 877 | 1203 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SE 4 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | ESE 5 | SW 19 | — |
5 | 37 | 57 | 6 | 82 | 111 | 148 | 135 | 165 | 89 | 89 | 47 | 57 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 69 | 5 | 94 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | — | SE 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | SE 6 | WSW 12 | — | SE 5 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — |
15 | — | 2 | 84 | 112 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 3 | — | 8 | 53 | — | 6 | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 7 | SE 3 | — | — | — | NE 2 | ESE 6 | — | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | NE 2 | NE 2 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | ENE 5 | NNW 4 | ENE 3 | NE 3 |
— | 47 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
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