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Carpenters Rocks Surf Forecast
/ SA – East Coast (28 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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Carpenters Rocks surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 ACSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 1.0°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 10PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Carpenters Rocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 17 | SW 10 | |
2252 | 1933 | 2065 | 2281 | 2094 | 1915 | 1778 | 1450 | 1209 | 1209 | 1031 | 869 | 880 | 851 | 949 | 713 | 1008 | 990 | 1034 | 1015 | 940 | 850 | 737 | 833 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 10:38PM0.24m | 1:07PM0.72m | 10:17PM0.26m | 1:41PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22PM0.22m | 5:01AM-0.02m | 9:10PM0.26m | 5:30AM-0.05m | 6:03AM-0.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — |
 | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 2252 | 1933 | 2065 | 2281 | 2094 | 1915 | 1778 | 1450 | 1209 | 1209 | 1031 | 869 | 880 | 303 | 949 | 713 | 1008 | 455 | 1034 | 1015 | 940 | 850 | 737 | 776 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 45 | 117 | 72 | 71 | 186 | 83 | 117 | 464 | 323 | — | 460 | 460 | 600 | 594 | 175 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 186 | 183 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 4 | SW 11 | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 851 | — | — | — | 990 | — | — | — | — | 612 | 833 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 117 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 117 | 117 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 123 |
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