Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carteret today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Carteret at 8PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Carteret. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, severe gales from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 5 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 6 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 560 | 83 | 110 | 106 | 108 | 110 | 313 | 1268 | 2182 | 5142 | 4240 | 3289 | 1945 | 1947 | 2152 | 1424 | 1066 | 883 | 819 | 457 | 396 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:02PM5.84m | 4:59AM5.94m | 5:21PM6.35m | 5:53AM6.60m | 6:08PM7.04m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40AM3.54m | 10:34PM3.22m | 11:09AM3.23m | 11:48PM2.71m | 12:14PM2.64m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 110 | 106 | 108 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 198 | 457 | 396 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 5 | NW 5 | W 4 | SW 4 | S 5 | WSW 6 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 560 | 83 | 46 | 11 | 16 | 74 | 313 | 1268 | 2182 | 5142 | 4240 | 3289 | 1945 | 1947 | 2152 | 1424 | 1066 | 883 | 819 | 110 | 193 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 145 | 145 | 154 | 134 | 41 | 500 | 449 | 575 | 575 | 627 | 575 | 575 | 517 | 427 | 330 | 218 | 138 | 254 | 261 | 418 | 535 |
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