Carpenters Rocks surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Saturday 23 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 1.2°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 11AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (23 May)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (23 May)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
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)
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
1
2
3
0
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.4
SW
11
0.9
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2944
2458
2094
1693
1346
1228
1086
959
854
761
672
478
453
298
325
325
448
361
393
497
429
693
1326
1196
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
SE
15
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:55PM0.35m
3:52PM0.49m
00:29AM0.32m
4:20PM0.44m
4:43PM0.39m
Low Tide
10:24PM0.35m
7:46AM0.08m
11:26PM0.32m
8:11AM0.16m
7:53AM0.26m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:00
5:00
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
15
17
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
16
15
15
15
14
13
15
16
16
15
10
9
9
8
10
12
12
10
9
10
9
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
13
14
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
Energy kJ
2944
2458
2094
1693
1346
1228
1086
959
854
761
672
478
453
298
325
325
448
361
393
497
429
693
1326
1196
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.1
S
20
0.6
NW
8
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
9
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
10
Energy kJ
180
225
394
268
187
7
37
138
133
164
38
75
57
186
381
138
88
80
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.8
SSW
11
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
7
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
S
12
0.8
SW
12
0.6
WSW
8
Energy kJ
7
15
15
138
22
22
22
11
70
132
57
80
158
44
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
4
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
NNE
2
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.7
NNW
7
0.3
SE
2
0.5
E
3
0.5
ESE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.6
S
9
0.6
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
Energy kJ
20
5
8
1
3
3
3
48
1
5
7
5
3
60
23
30
27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
37
38
0
0
0
0
0
37
0
42
0
0
194
31
0
0
0
98
98
98
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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