Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° S 140.38° E

Carpenters Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carpenters Rocks sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.7° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carpenters Rocks at 12PM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)7ft (2.2m)16s
Afternoon (30 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Evening (30 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
2
3
2
3
2
3
2
4
3
3
1
3
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
17
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2862
2349
2444
2545
2586
2325
2704
2668
2449
2111
1983
1983
2082
2185
2035
2096
1228
2803
2758
2777
2942
2985
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
W
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
W
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
15
SSW
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
20
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:40PM0.38m
2:04AM0.64m
12:33PM0.38m
2:36AM0.61m
12:20PM0.39m
Low Tide
7:56AM0.20m
6:51PM-0.01m
8:23AM0.26m
7:07PM-0.04m
8:44AM0.33m
7:25PM-0.04m
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
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5:47
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5:43
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Temp °C
18
18
17
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
18
17
15
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
14
12
11
11
10
11
10
6
6
5
6
4
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