Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carteret sea temperature is
17.1°C
2.4° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 4PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (22 Oct)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (22 Oct)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the W by Fri morning).

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
10
2
W
10
1.7
W
11
1.3
W
11
2.4
SSW
6
3
SW
7
4
SW
8
6.5
W
14
6.5
W
16
6.5
WNW
14
5.5
WNW
13
5
WNW
13
4.5
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
12
2.4
WNW
12
2.1
W
11
2.2
W
6
3
WSW
7
4
W
9
4
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1194
873
651
403
427
918
2357
16487
21198
16902
10791
7384
4815
2872
2137
1491
1056
389
846
2353
3460
Wind (km/h)
30
W
25
SW
25
SSW
45
S
55
S
55
SSW
80
S
85
W
85
WNW
70
WNW
65
WNW
60
WNW
55
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
30
W
35
WSW
45
SW
50
SSW
55
SW
60
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:08PM7.04m
6:33AM7.35m
6:47PM7.78m
7:09AM8.10m
7:24PM8.50m
Low Tide
12:14PM2.64m
00:40AM2.05m
1:01PM1.96m
1:22AM1.38m
1:42PM1.31m
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thunderstorm
light rain
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light rain
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light rain
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light rain
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8:38
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8:41
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 mm
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1
2
5
3
2
6
1
1
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1
1
1
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1
1
4
4
6
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
14
14
15
12
15
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
16
17
Feels °C
8
10
10
6
3
4
-3
0
-3
-3
-3
-1
1
3
4
6
7
4
4
6
7
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