Carpenters Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.90° S 140.38° E

Issued: 2 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Carpenters Rocks sea temperature is

14.3°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 (02 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carpenters Rocks at 7AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Oct)	8ft (2.4m)	16s
Afternoon (02 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	15s
Evening (02 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Fri night, light winds from the E by Sun night).
	Friday 2								Saturday 3								Sunday 4
	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	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	2	1	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	0	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	2035	1977	1319	2758	2758	2868	3026	3331	3285	1915	1669	2968	3009	2968	2630	2594	3009	2981	3192	3867	4350	4247	4954	3194
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SSE	ESE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide		2:36AM0.61m			12:20PM0.39m					3:13AM0.56m			11:57AM0.42m						3:59AM0.50m		11:28AM0.45m
Low Tide				8:44AM0.33m				7:25PM-0.04m				8:54AM0.39m				7:44PM-0.02m				8:30AM0.44m				8:01PM0.02m


	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:14	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	13	14	13	13	12	11	11	12	11	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	11	12	11	11	10
Feels °C	11	10	9	10	7	7	5	4	5	5	3	5	5	5	5	6	7	7	5	6	7	6	6	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15
kJ	2035	1977	1319	2758	2758	2868	3026	3331	3285	1915	1669	2968	3009	2968	2630	2594	3009	2981	3192	3867	4350	4247	4954	3194
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 17	SW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 14	SSW 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 19	—	SSW 18
kJ	—	854	920	—	—	—	—	—	—	1582	1427	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	774	—	1448
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SE 3	SSE 4	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	9	26	65	92	117	143	178	255	316	254	249	179	127	151	93	60	50	36	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Carpenters Rocks SA - East Coast	Long Beach SA - East Coast	The Jetty VIC - Far West	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Long Beach SA - East Coast	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Lighthouse Beach TAS - West Coast	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Salmon Hole SA - Yorke Peninsula	Cowrie Beach VIC - Phillip Island	Whites Reef VIC - Far West	Apollo Bay VIC - Cape Otway	Long Beach SA - East Coast	Apollo Bay VIC - Cape Otway	Apollo Bay VIC - Cape Otway	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Whites Reef VIC - Far West	Cape Northumberland SA - East Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	5	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	3	4	3	3	5
Distance (km)	0	98	247	381	98	381	381	381	496	381	381	381	381	433	443	421	101	303	98	303	303	381	101	31
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Rating (10 max)	4	4			4														4					5
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	6	5	5	5	5	6	3	3	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	7
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	8	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	7

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