Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carteret today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Carteret at 9PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Carteret. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 17°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 4 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 40 | 24 | 69 | 119 | 188 | 186 | 153 | 92 | 56 | 143 | 226 | 919 | 1349 | 916 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:17AM7.85m | 8:30PM8.38m | 8:48AM8.39m | 9:01PM8.87m | 9:19AM8.83m | 9:33PM9.23m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:54PM1.36m | 3:14AM0.87m | 3:26PM0.91m | 3:45AM0.49m | 3:58PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 153 | 92 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 4 | WSW 3 | W 11 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 4 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 24 | 69 | 119 | 188 | 186 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 143 | 226 | 919 | 1349 | 916 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 224 | 254 | 221 | 155 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 501 | 254 | 254 | 155 | 156 | 36 | 36 | 581 | 352 | 627 | 427 | 663 | 154 |
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