Carteret Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carteret sea temperature is
20.2°C
3.0° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 9AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (02 Sep)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (02 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.6
W
5
0.9
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.4
W
7
1.3
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.3
W
7
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
7
1.2
W
7
1
W
8
1.2
W
7
1.4
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.5
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.3
W
8
1.2
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
34
21
21
13
19
54
175
194
187
187
183
160
160
155
150
114
156
130
176
193
223
228
207
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:16PM9.10m
11:37AM8.79m
11:57PM8.60m
12:19PM8.25m
00:43AM7.91m
1:10PM7.56m
Low Tide
5:52AM0.78m
6:08PM1.09m
6:28AM1.29m
6:49PM1.60m
7:13AM1.92m
7:42PM2.19m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:24
7:26
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8:49
8:46
8:45
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
21
20
20
19
19
19
19
18
17
17
17
Feels °C
16
15
15
13
14
16
17
15
15
15
15
15
17
20
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
14
14
13
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