Carpenters Rocks surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Tuesday 19 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 1.1°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 2AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (20 May)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (20 May)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Wed night).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.3
SW
10
2.4
SW
10
2.4
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
2.4
SW
10
2.3
SW
10
2.3
SW
11
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
14
2.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1109
1146
1081
1092
1149
1210
1183
1164
1132
1193
1060
2597
2643
2724
2648
2337
1600
1281
1009
929
1191
1417
1902
3102
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
W
35
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:16PM0.67m
2:49PM0.61m
11:14PM0.35m
3:22PM0.55m
Low Tide
6:03AM-0.07m
6:38AM-0.05m
10:04PM0.35m
7:13AM0.00m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:02
5:01
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
15
15
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
16
15
15
14
13
12
12
14
16
9
9
9
10
10
10
11
11
10
11
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
11
10
9
9
11
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
2.5
SW
10
2.4
SW
10
2.3
SW
10
2.3
SW
11
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
14
2.5
SW
16
Energy kJ
460
460
600
594
663
1210
1183
1164
1132
1193
1040
2597
2643
2724
2648
2337
1600
1281
1009
929
1191
1417
1902
3102
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
Energy kJ
776
757
823
917
976
1060
40
129
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.3
SW
10
2.4
SW
10
2.4
SW
10
Energy kJ
1109
1146
1081
1092
1149
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Distance (km)
123
117
172
303
123
123
123
117
117
117
117
37
37
0
37
37
0
0
0
0
0
31
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
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