Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carteret sea temperature is
18.8°C
3.3° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 3AM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
N
5
1.8
NNW
6
1.8
N
6
1.9
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.1
NW
5
1
NW
5
1
WNW
4
0.9
W
4
1.5
W
5
1.9
W
6
2.2
W
7
2.5
W
7
2.5
W
8
2.5
W
8
2.2
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
240
243
266
215
175
139
118
71
45
35
31
120
272
440
635
805
920
570
Wind (km/h)
40
N
40
N
40
N
35
NNW
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
40
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
35
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:24PM7.69m
6:53AM7.86m
7:10PM8.34m
7:34AM8.48m
7:51PM8.85m
Low Tide
1:15AM1.37m
1:37PM1.37m
2:00AM0.81m
2:18PM0.85m
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Temp °C
14
14
14
13
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16
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Feels °C
7
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