Carpenters Rocks surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Thursday 21 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
16.2° 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 9AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (21 May)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (21 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 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Sat night).

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
3
4
3
2
3
3
4
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
12
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
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
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.3
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1060
2597
2643
2724
2521
2188
1510
1281
1083
959
1228
1460
2090
3246
3557
3197
2985
2318
2094
1584
1438
1137
860
555
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
NNE
20
NE
30
NE
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:49PM0.61m
11:14PM0.35m
3:22PM0.55m
11:55PM0.35m
3:52PM0.49m
Low Tide
6:38AM-0.05m
10:04PM0.35m
7:13AM0.00m
10:24PM0.35m
7:46AM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:01
5:01
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
15
16
16
16
14
13
12
12
14
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
17
19
17
14
12
12
12
11
13
14
14
15
11
10
8
9
11
13
11
10
8
8
8
7
12
14
12
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
12
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
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
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
1040
2597
2643
2724
2521
2188
1510
1281
1083
959
1228
1460
2090
3246
3557
3197
2985
2318
2094
1584
1438
1137
860
555
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
Energy kJ
1060
40
130
180
201
419
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NNE
3
Energy kJ
5
5
4
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
37
37
0
37
48
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
37
0
37
37
37
38
0
38
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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