Carteret Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carteret sea temperature is
20.0°C
2.9° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 11AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (03 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (03 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the NW by Sat morning).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.4
WSW
5
1.7
W
6
1.7
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.5
W
8
1.4
W
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
246
239
209
203
200
155
133
160
113
221
263
286
277
277
246
222
202
177
133
113
127
102
102
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
W
25
W
20
W
25
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NE
20
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:19PM8.25m
00:43AM7.91m
1:10PM7.56m
1:42AM7.13m
2:18PM6.88m
Low Tide
6:49PM1.60m
7:13AM1.92m
7:42PM2.19m
8:14AM2.56m
9:01PM2.70m
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cloud
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:26
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:46
8:45
8:43
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
19
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
17
16
16
15
16
16
17
17
16
Feels °C
15
15
17
18
18
17
18
17
16
15
16
16
15
15
13
12
13
14
15
15
15
15
13
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