Carpenters Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° S 140.38° E

Carpenters Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carpenters Rocks sea temperature is
14.8° C
1.1° 

Carpenters Rocks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Carpenters Rocks today (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carpenters Rocks at 8AM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 4.0m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.6m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)13ft (4.0m)16s
Afternoon (12 Aug)15ft (4.5m)17s
Evening (12 Aug)15ft (4.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the S by Fri night).

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
!
0
0
!
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
6
6
7
7
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
WSW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
18
4.5
SW
17
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9403
8110
8869
8713
9580
10568
12842
11129
12184
12888
12888
12032
10770
9754
10080
10966
11766
10749
9775
9168
8472
8365
8787
8787
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
40
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:10PM0.16m
12:47PM0.66m
11:36PM0.23m
1:04PM0.64m
00:10AM0.31m
1:17PM0.61m
Low Tide
9:54PM0.15m
4:15AM0.09m
8:41PM0.20m
5:18AM0.06m
8:03PM0.22m
6:04AM0.06m
7:46PM0.20m
light rain
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cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
2
3
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
5
4
4
4
5
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
8
8
7
7
7
7
8
7
8
9
8
9
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