Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carteret sea temperature is
18.8°C
3.4° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 2PM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)7ft (2.2m)7s
Afternoon (09 Oct)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (09 Oct)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
W
6
2.1
W
7
2.2
W
7
2.3
W
7
2.5
W
8
3
W
8
2.3
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
214
389
474
524
805
1055
669
507
559
516
477
518
167
148
141
302
240
188
217
98
110
80
78
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
45
W
45
WSW
45
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:34AM8.48m
7:51PM8.85m
8:11AM8.93m
8:27PM9.17m
8:46AM9.19m
9:02PM9.27m
Low Tide
2:18PM0.85m
2:37AM0.45m
2:54PM0.51m
3:11AM0.31m
3:26PM0.38m
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8:21
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7:28
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Temp °C
15
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
13
13
15
17
Feels °C
8
10
11
11
9
9
8
7
8
8
8
8
7
8
10
10
12
10
9
8
8
10
14
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