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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 8 am Tuesday 26 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
16.4° C
(Which is 1.3°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 12PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
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 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | |
647 | 624 | 852 | 988 | 886 | 925 | 816 | 711 | 642 | 543 | 535 | 424 | 424 | 424 | 374 | 405 | 324 | 319 | 241 | 214 | 257 | 310 | 291 | 429 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 11:18AM0.36m | 10:42AM0.44m | 7:40PM0.30m | 11:01AM0.51m | 9:03PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:31AM0.19m | 6:14PM0.30m | 3:02AM0.15m | 6:26PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 |
 | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | 4:58 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 305 | 459 | 526 | 404 | 427 | 433 | 816 | 711 | 642 | 543 | 535 | 424 | 424 | 424 | 374 | 405 | 324 | 319 | 236 | 202 | 199 | 189 | 291 | 429 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | W 23 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | WSW 21 | SW 20 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 647 | 624 | 852 | 988 | 877 | 840 | — | 11 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 42 | 64 | 101 | 76 | 74 | 76 | 78 | 74 | 80 | 55 | 310 | 160 | 76 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 21 | WSW 15 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 339 | 286 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 42 | 61 | 133 | 125 | 161 | 203 | 241 | 214 | 257 | 39 | 37 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 170 | 95 | — | 671 | 886 | 925 | 388 | 339 | 343 | 274 | 212 | 155 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 98 | 57 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 303 | 292 | 300 | 304 | 303 | 338 | 304 | 31 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 56 | 123 | 303 | 123 | 48 | 37 | 37 |
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