Carpenters Rocks surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Sunday 24 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 10AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (24 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (24 May)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun night, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
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
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
0.9
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.2
SSW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
929
833
561
478
453
255
278
325
396
367
400
469
411
693
1123
1092
978
885
790
616
1019
951
1034
828
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
ESE
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:29AM0.32m
4:20PM0.44m
4:43PM0.39m
11:18AM0.36m
Low Tide
11:26PM0.32m
8:11AM0.16m
7:53AM0.26m
2:00AM0.23m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
17
16
14
13
13
13
12
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
15
14
15
15
15
15
9
9
10
10
13
11
10
10
11
12
10
11
10
10
11
10
11
10
12
11
12
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.6
S
9
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
929
833
561
478
453
255
278
325
396
367
400
469
411
693
1123
1092
978
885
790
380
1019
951
1034
828
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
8
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
17
0.9
SW
16
1.2
WSW
11
0.8
S
10
0.6
SSW
10
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SW
16
1.2
S
8
1.2
SSW
15
1.6
S
9
Energy kJ
268
187
21
22
138
133
130
38
55
57
186
381
329
138
82
25
271
190
616
390
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
7
0.1
S
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
S
20
0.7
SSW
11
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
S
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.7
SSE
6
0.8
SSW
16
1.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
69
7
15
7
107
21
21
15
19
69
132
58
80
126
85
51
37
39
339
374
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
4
1.1
NNW
7
0.7
NW
8
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.9
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
5
1.2
SE
6
2
SSE
9
1.6
S
9
1.7
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
Energy kJ
10
110
62
4
2
1
2
2
2
23
20
86
563
384
422
432
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
31
0
31
193
57
42
98
57
31
98
381
444
300
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
9
9
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