Carpenters Rocks surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 ACDT
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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
16.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Carpenters Rocks today?

The current surf forecast for Carpenters Rocks at 10AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:30am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (16 Jan)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
3
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SW
2.3
SE
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)12111212121213131313131212128141414151514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)536393456505480400604604679604529504504567638630639658695685658630630639
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SSE
45
SE
40
SE
35
SE
40
SE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
35
SE
45
SE
45
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
25
E
25
E
15
E
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:50AM
0.57
1:15AM
0.61
11:45AM
0.19
1:39AM
0.65
12:33PM
0.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:06PM
0.13
10:10AM
0.19
5:20PM
0.10
9:36AM
0.20
6:08PM
0.07
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise--6:03-------6:03-------6:05-----
Sunset------8:31-------8:30-------8:30-
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151515171717161615151719191920181816162423222120
Feels °C (?)9991211109109101214131113121311122118181515
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