Surf Forecasts:
Carpenters Rocks surf forecast from 31 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 2 Nov, 1AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 7 Nov, 7PM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period, SW swell with 5,088 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 1 Nov, 10PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Carpenters Rocks this week:
The surf forecast for Carpenters Rocks over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Nov 01) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 14s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Carpenters Rocks in the next 16 days are 4.0m 13s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Nov 07) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Nov 04) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Sun 1st Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Mon 2nd Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Sat 7th Nov) | 13ft (4.0m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Carpenters Rocks over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 884 | 899 | 852 | 2963 | 2885 | 2345 | 1659 | 1365 | 932 | 812 | 1289 | 4121 | 2501 | 2078 | 2108 | 2223 | 2558 | 3155 | 4232 | 3305 | 1848 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:13PM0.39m | 4:42AM0.50m | 5:31AM0.43m | 10:11AM0.39m | 1:48AM0.32m | 10:41AM0.37m | 00:09AM0.40m | 11:02AM0.35m | 00:11AM0.48m | 11:21AM0.34m | 00:29AM0.56m | ||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23PM0.01m | 11:07AM0.40m | 8:41PM0.08m | 8:34PM0.16m | 6:57PM0.23m | 4:55AM0.31m | 5:30PM0.22m | 6:03AM0.27m | 5:12PM0.17m | 6:40AM0.24m | 5:18PM0.12m | ||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:47 | — |
mm | — | — | 7 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 20 | SW 22 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 884 | 899 | 852 | 2963 | 2885 | 2345 | 1659 | 1365 | 932 | 812 | 15 | 18 | 2501 | 2078 | 2108 | 2223 | 2558 | 3155 | 4232 | 3305 | 1387 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 7 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | SW 20 | S 12 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | S 15 |
| kJ | — | 18 | 404 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 15 | 3 | 19 | 110 | 234 | 499 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | SW 8 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 35 | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | 56 | 1289 | 4121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3675 | — | 1848 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 123 | 0 | 31 | 381 | 123 | 0 | 123 | 37 | 117 | 303 | 338 | 123 | 123 | 37 | 117 | 123 | 123 | 421 | 1750 | 496 |
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