Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carteret today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Carteret at 11PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Carteret. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the NNE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 342 | 351 | 364 | 333 | 248 | 222 | 133 | 79 | 57 | 55 | 49 | 53 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 21 | 28 | 15 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:49AM6.37m | 2:22PM6.16m | 3:07AM5.80m | 4:00PM5.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:52PM2.69m | 8:13AM2.99m | 8:46PM3.23m | 9:17AM3.47m | 10:15PM3.54m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 5 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 248 | 222 | 133 | 79 | 57 | 55 | 49 | 53 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 342 | 351 | 364 | 333 | — | — | 13 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 373 | 240 | 169 | 138 | 169 | 154 | 194 | 240 | 240 | 218 | 219 | 26 | 12 | 35 | 30 | 230 | 236 | 30 | 239 |
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