Carpenters Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° S 140.38° E

Carpenters Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carpenters Rocks sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.9° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carpenters Rocks at 9AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (12 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (12 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night).

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
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)
7
6
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
2
2
2
1
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.7
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6152
5457
4766
3979
3828
3367
3062
2704
2457
2140
2208
2035
1764
1742
1418
1308
1063
904
725
656
588
437
369
344
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
NW
20
N
15
N
15
NW
15
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
00:18AM0.44m
12:36PM0.52m
00:44AM0.51m
12:44PM0.49m
1:12AM0.56m
12:52PM0.47m
Low Tide
6:17AM0.10m
6:41PM0.13m
6:49AM0.12m
6:48PM0.08m
7:18AM0.15m
7:00PM0.03m
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rain showers
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:57
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
13
14
18
19
19
17
16
15
15
16
17
17
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
13
Feels °C
12
11
9
10
14
16
16
13
11
9
8
10
12
14
13
12
12
8
8
8
9
9
9
7
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