Carpenters Rocks surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Thursday 21 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 3AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (22 May)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (22 May)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
0
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1
SW
11
1.1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1510
1281
1009
959
1228
1460
2090
3288
3557
3197
2944
2326
1975
1693
1339
1137
1086
882
854
833
561
239
250
343
Wind (km/h)
0
NNW
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:14PM0.35m
3:22PM0.55m
11:55PM0.35m
3:52PM0.49m
00:29AM0.32m
Low Tide
10:04PM0.35m
7:13AM0.00m
10:24PM0.35m
7:46AM0.08m
11:26PM0.32m
8:11AM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:00
1
2
Temp °C
15
14
13
12
12
11
14
16
16
15
13
13
13
13
15
17
16
14
13
13
13
14
13
12
15
12
10
9
9
8
10
12
12
11
9
9
8
8
10
13
11
9
8
8
8
9
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1
SW
11
1.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
1510
1281
1009
959
1228
1460
2090
3288
3557
3197
2944
2326
1975
1693
1339
1137
1086
882
854
833
561
239
250
343
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.1
S
20
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
WNW
8
Energy kJ
40
130
180
225
394
290
7
239
153
73
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
8
0.1
SW
19
0.7
WNW
8
0.1
S
19
0.7
SSW
11
Energy kJ
84
15
54
7
107
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
3
0.7
N
3
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.9
NW
8
0.6
N
3
0.8
NW
8
0.4
NNE
3
Energy kJ
8
10
4
3
3
11
84
8
88
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
38
37
0
37
0
0
0
0
0
37
0
37
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
5
5
5
6
6
5
4
4
5
5
5
7
4
6
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
6
7
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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