Carpenters Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.90° S 140.38° E

Issued: 8 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Carpenters Rocks sea temperature is

15.2° 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 (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carpenters Rocks at 4AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	14s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	13s
Evening (18 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 17		Saturday 18								Sunday 19
	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
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	W 12	W 12	SW 18	WNW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	3357	2880	2667	2350	2066	1722	1444	1288	972	875	812	679	623	618	584	497	694	768
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NW	N	N	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				1:02AM0.34m				2:16PM0.58m				1:55AM0.39m				2:27PM0.54m
Low Tide		8:44PM0.24m				7:08AM0.06m				8:44PM0.20m				7:47AM0.12m				8:56PM0.15m


	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	11	10	10	11	12	13	13	13	13	12	11	10	12	13	13	13
Feels °C	8	8	7	6	6	7	8	10	10	10	9	7	5	4	6	8	9	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	W 12	W 12	WSW 12	W 12
kJ	3357	2880	2667	2350	2066	1722	1444	1288	972	875	812	679	623	618	584	497	432	496
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	161	180	225	221	217	214	206	447	694	663
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 24	SW 22	SSW 22	SW 21	SW 20	SW 20	SW 19	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	19	45	71	138	239	234	153	150	112
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 3	NNE 2	N 4	—	—	NNW 3	WNW 12
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	15	—	—	3	768
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Douglas Point SA - East Coast	Carpenters Rocks SA - East Coast	Carpenters Rocks SA - East Coast	Carpenters Rocks SA - East Coast	Douglas Point SA - East Coast	Douglas Point SA - East Coast	Douglas Point SA - East Coast	Douglas Point SA - East Coast	Carpenters Rocks SA - East Coast	Carpenters Rocks SA - East Coast	Douglas Point SA - East Coast	Douglas Point SA - East Coast	Douglas Point SA - East Coast	Douglas Point SA - East Coast	Douglas Point SA - East Coast	Douglas Point SA - East Coast	Douglas Point SA - East Coast	Douglas Point SA - East Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	37	0	0	0	37	37	37	37	0	0	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	7	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	9	6	7	7	7	7

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