Carpenters Rocks surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Wednesday 20 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 1PM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 20). 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

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
1
1
2
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
5
5
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
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
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1201
1210
1183
1164
1132
1193
1060
2597
2643
2724
2521
2304
1510
1363
1083
929
1210
1438
2032
3373
3650
3241
2824
2492
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:16PM0.67m
2:49PM0.61m
11:14PM0.35m
3:22PM0.55m
11:55PM0.35m
Low Tide
6:03AM-0.07m
6:38AM-0.05m
10:04PM0.35m
7:13AM0.00m
10:24PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:02
5:01
5:01
Temp °C
15
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
16
16
15
14
13
12
11
14
16
15
14
13
13
9
9
11
10
9
11
12
12
12
12
12
14
15
14
11
10
9
7
10
12
11
10
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
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
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
663
776
1183
1164
1132
1193
1040
2597
2643
2724
2521
2304
1510
1363
1083
929
1210
1438
2032
3373
3650
3241
2824
2492
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.5
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
Energy kJ
757
823
917
976
1060
40
129
216
389
251
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
Energy kJ
1201
1210
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
Distance (km)
123
324
123
117
117
117
0
37
37
0
37
57
37
0
0
0
0
31
31
0
0
37
37
37
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
5
5
5
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
7
7
5
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