Carpenters Rocks surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Wednesday 06 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
16.8° 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 2PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (06 May)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (06 May)16ft (5.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed night, light winds from the S by Fri night).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
4
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
5
SW
12
5
SW
12
5
SW
13
5
SW
13
5.5
SW
14
5
SSW
15
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4.5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2724
3323
3112
4988
5485
6893
8422
8970
9190
10695
11207
10350
9393
8933
8381
7743
7527
7717
7730
7257
7093
6551
5851
5296
Wind (km/h)
25
W
30
W
40
W
45
SW
45
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:17PM0.62m
00:34AM0.34m
2:51PM0.59m
00:36AM0.33m
3:30PM0.55m
Low Tide
6:45AM0.00m
8:56PM0.28m
7:09AM0.02m
9:39PM0.30m
7:31AM0.05m
cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:52
6:54
6:54
6:56
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5:15
5:15
5:14
5:13
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
12
11
11
10
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
13
10
9
7
2
0
0
-1
1
2
2
5
4
6
5
6
7
8
8
9
9
9
9
8
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
0.7
SW
20
0.7
SW
20
0.7
SW
20
0.8
SW
19
1
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.4
SW
18
5.5
SW
14
5
SSW
15
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
2724
2743
392
377
373
499
616
1006
1215
10695
11207
10350
9393
8933
7730
7257
7093
6551
5851
5296
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
21
0.6
SW
20
0.8
SW
20
Energy kJ
117
318
542
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
4
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
5
SW
12
5
SW
12
5
SW
13
5
SW
13
5
SW
14
4
SW
13
4.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4.5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
3323
3112
4988
5485
6893
8422
8970
9190
9105
5461
8381
7743
7527
7717
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
1
1
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
5
6
6
2
5
5
2
5
Distance (km)
117
117
316
323
581
668
444
444
381
381
381
381
338
444
444
444
338
338
338
806
338
338
381
123
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
7
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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