Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carteret today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Carteret at 8AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Carteret. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 5 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 4 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:36AM9.02m | 10:54PM9.31m | 11:20AM8.76m | 11:38PM8.92m | 12:04PM8.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04AM-0.01m | 5:21PM0.47m | 5:46AM0.19m | 6:02PM0.73m | 6:27AM0.60m | 6:42PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | NNE 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 5 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 4 | W 7 |
| kJ | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | N 6 | N 6 | — | ENE 5 | W 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | W 8 | W 8 | NNE 4 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 7 | W 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 2 | N 2 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 29 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 543 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 1036 | 1040 | 1387 | 658 | 658 | 621 | 628 | 628 | 1116 | 628 | 628 | 254 | 252 | 235 | 236 | 252 | 290 | 682 | 628 | 529 |
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