
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carteret today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Carteret at 6PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Carteret. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 5 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
271 | 132 | 83 | 80 | 78 | 83 | 154 | 117 | 134 | 705 | 456 | 604 | 526 | 423 | 289 | 231 | 184 | 442 | 546 | 533 | 451 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:46AM9.19m | 9:02PM9.27m | 9:19AM9.24m | 9:36PM9.17m | 9:51AM9.08m | 10:08PM8.86m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:26PM0.38m | 3:42AM0.36m | 3:57PM0.43m | 4:11AM0.58m | 4:26PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
70 | 132 | 83 | 80 | 78 | 12 | 18 | 47 | 97 | 166 | 456 | 604 | 526 | 423 | 289 | 231 | 184 | — | 546 | 533 | 451 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 4 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 10 | — | 22 | 22 | 29 | 134 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 5 | W 5 | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — |
271 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 36 | 83 | 154 | 117 | 64 | 705 | 35 | 15 | — | — | 12 | 25 | 29 | 442 | 251 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 133 | 134 | 86 | 41 | 41 | 234 | 134 | 134 | 154 | 173 | 71 | 133 | 41 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 154 | 240 | 218 | 136 | 136 |
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