Carpenters Rocks surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Friday 17 Apr 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
15.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Carpenters Rocks today?

The current surf forecast for Carpenters Rocks at 4PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)13ft (4.0m)15s
Afternoon (17 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (17 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
1
0
1
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.8
SSE
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)151515141414141413131312121212101010101010131616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7091709256844586375134203105163312661109932748479448303268279277277237192222310567
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
W
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:20PM
0.58
12:01AM
0.37
12:44PM
0.64
12:03AM
0.33
1:12PM
0.68
11:59PM
0.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:42AM
0.12
6:51PM
0.15
5:45AM
0.07
7:26PM
0.17
5:54AM
0.02
7:59PM
0.22
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise-6:35-------6:37-------6:37------
Sunset---5:38-------5:37-------5:37----
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141313131211111010101415141614141416202317161514
Feels °C (?)77887887771212111188910152014141211
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