Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 15 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Carteret sea temperature is
14.3°C
1.1° 

Carteret surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Carteret today (15 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 5AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Afternoon (15 Nov)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (15 Nov)7ft (2.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, near gales from the W by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
12
1
S
4
1.3
SSW
5
1.6
SW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.6
W
6
2.3
W
7
2.1
W
7
1.2
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.1
W
9
1.7
WSW
9
1.8
SW
6
2.2
SW
6
3
WSW
8
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
10
3
WSW
10
4
W
11
4
W
11
4.5
W
10
4.5
W
11
4.5
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
24
38
88
148
145
152
469
392
342
515
426
327
319
205
455
192
348
1240
2177
1997
1814
3302
3364
3561
5112
4772
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
40
SSW
35
SW
25
WSW
40
W
45
W
30
WNW
30
W
15
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
20
S
40
SSE
45
SW
45
SSW
50
SW
45
W
50
WSW
40
SW
50
SSW
60
W
60
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:28PM7.29m
10:44AM7.30m
11:07PM6.82m
11:27AM6.84m
11:57PM6.38m
12:22PM6.45m
1:06AM6.11m
Low Tide
5:04AM2.31m
5:33PM2.32m
5:50AM2.70m
6:23PM2.66m
6:45AM3.00m
7:23PM2.86m
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8:18
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8:19
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8:21
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5:24
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5:23
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 mm
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1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
10
6
2
11
2
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1
3
1
2
1
2
Temp °C
8
9
10
13
13
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
11
12
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
1
2
3
5
6
7
5
5
7
6
9
8
7
7
5
8
8
7
6
5
6
4
1
0
1
1
1
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