Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carpenters Rocks today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carpenters Rocks at 3AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Carpenters Rocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
4733 | 4226 | 3619 | 3240 | 3099 | 2927 | 2927 | 2724 | 2795 | 2439 | 2371 | 2197 | 2888 | 3116 | 3438 | 3353 | 3228 | 2746 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:22AM0.45m | 1:36PM0.53m | 1:58AM0.49m | 1:44PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:44PM0.15m | 7:18AM0.11m | 7:51PM0.10m | 7:50AM0.15m | 8:05PM0.06m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
4733 | 4226 | 3619 | 3240 | 3099 | 2927 | 2927 | 2724 | 2795 | 2439 | 2371 | 2197 | 2888 | 3116 | 3438 | 3353 | 3228 | 2746 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | — | — | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 22 | SW 22 | ESE 5 |
200 | 320 | 259 | 176 | — | — | 336 | 367 | 90 | 90 | 324 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 23 | 308 | 122 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | SW 24 | — | — | SW 21 | SSW 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 87 | — | — | 162 | 33 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 18 | 393 | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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