Carpenters Rocks surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Thursday 28 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
16.4° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Carpenters Rocks today (29 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carpenters Rocks at 4AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (29 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (29 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
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
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.9
W
7
2
W
8
2.4
WSW
9
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
10
4
WSW
11
4
SW
11
4
SW
12
4
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
211
211
291
262
360
258
301
285
257
218
342
331
366
539
963
1875
1944
2083
2415
2767
3195
4095
5176
5249
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:03PM0.28m
11:25AM0.57m
9:51PM0.27m
11:51AM0.61m
10:26PM0.27m
12:18PM0.64m
Low Tide
6:26PM0.27m
3:32AM0.11m
6:50PM0.25m
4:01AM0.08m
7:14PM0.23m
4:30AM0.06m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:58
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
10
10
10
10
10
9
7
7
9
6
6
6
5
4
3
4
4
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.8
S
7
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
17
0.4
SW
15
0.2
SSW
18
Energy kJ
199
189
68
262
360
258
301
285
257
218
342
331
306
325
13
29
27
82
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
SW
16
0.7
S
7
0.7
SW
11
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
74
71
291
49
123
150
117
107
77
109
4
4
1
13
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.1
S
20
0.1
SW
19
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
211
211
128
126
45
22
22
15
8
8
8
7
14
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
2
0.5
NW
3
1.2
WNW
5
1.2
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.5
W
7
1.9
W
7
2
W
8
2.4
WSW
9
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
10
4
WSW
11
4
SW
11
4
SW
12
4
SW
12
Energy kJ
2
5
56
94
106
144
193
366
539
963
1875
1944
2083
2415
2767
3195
4095
5176
5249
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
5
4
Distance (km)
37
37
117
55
0
37
57
117
117
117
117
172
172
303
303
303
303
303
316
316
303
323
323
303
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
7
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
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