Carpenters Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.90° S 140.38° E

Issued: 9 pm 07 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Carpenters Rocks sea temperature is

15.9°C

Carpenters Rocks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Carpenters Rocks today (08 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carpenters Rocks at 5AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	12s
Afternoon (08 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	11s
Evening (08 Nov)	7ft (2.2m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon).
	Sat 7		Sunday 8								Monday 9								Tue 10
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	2	2	4	4	4	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	3267	1847	1730	1498	1631	1068	1274	1080	1014	1173	1121	884	698	592	581	563	573	530	653	1046	1650
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	E	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	S	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ENE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off
High Tide			00:29AM0.56m				11:41AM0.33m				00:51AM0.62m				11:59AM0.32m				1:15AM0.65m
Low Tide	5:18PM0.12m				7:11AM0.22m				5:34PM0.08m					7:39AM0.21m			5:53PM0.04m


	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—
	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:51	—	—	—	7:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	12	12	11	13	13	13	14	11	10	9	10	17	19	19	17	18	19	18	18
Feels °C	5	6	7	8	7	9	7	5	6	4	3	3	5	13	16	15	13	15	14	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	3267	1847	1730	1498	1631	1068	1274	1080	1014	1173	1121	884	698	592	581	563	573	530	492	1046	1650
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	—	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	SW 14	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 11	ESE 6
kJ	—	953	937	843	724	736	386	287	212	209	98	—	36	24	14	218	28	274	653	234	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 19	—	—	ESE 6	S 11
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	34	—	—	22	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 4	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 5	NE 4	NNE 3	—	SE 2	SE 4	SE 4	ESE 4	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	46	53	74	82	71	6	1	—	2	13	9	16	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	897	443	98	0	0	0	98	395	395	98	31	0	0	0	31	287	212	31	38	0	0
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Rating (10 max)			4	4	4	4	4			3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	8	9	9	7	5	8	7

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