Carpenters Rocks surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Friday 01 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
16.7° C
(Which is 1.0°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 5PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (01 May)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (01 May)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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)
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
4
3
3
0
!
!
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
3
W
14
3.5
W
13
4
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
5.5
W
13
5
W
13
4.5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2082
1812
1787
1762
1549
1304
1172
1086
999
999
1014
947
865
947
947
3777
4735
5833
7490
9628
8580
5819
6541
7228
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
30
N
30
N
20
NNW
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
40
NNW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
12:06PM0.60m
11:25PM0.34m
12:29PM0.64m
11:40PM0.34m
12:54PM0.66m
11:55PM0.33m
Low Tide
5:02AM0.09m
6:43PM0.20m
5:18AM0.05m
7:10PM0.20m
5:37AM0.03m
7:35PM0.21m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
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6:48
6:48
6:50
6:50
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5:22
5:20
5:19
5:17
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
Temp °C
19
20
25
27
25
24
23
22
22
23
22
15
14
15
14
14
14
15
16
15
14
15
14
15
11
12
19
22
20
17
16
14
14
14
14
12
9
10
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
7
5
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.9
WNW
9
3
W
14
3.5
W
13
4
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
2082
1812
1787
1762
1549
1304
1172
1086
999
999
1014
947
865
947
572
3777
4735
5833
7490
6996
6480
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
6
0.9
NW
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.6
WNW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
1.6
SW
14
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
35
75
40
47
24
30
31
947
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NW
6
0.8
NW
7
0.4
NNE
3
0.9
NNW
6
0.7
NNE
4
1
N
4
1
N
4
1
NNW
7
1.7
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
11
5.5
W
13
5
W
13
4.5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
Energy kJ
71
55
56
64
3
59
13
30
32
91
209
170
353
929
1429
9628
8580
5819
6541
7228
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
4
4
4
5
6
2
Distance (km)
37
48
48
37
0
57
57
57
57
246
57
57
48
37
37
37
37
192
117
117
117
228
117
316
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
5
4
5
5
5
6
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
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