Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carteret sea temperature is
18.9°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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 1AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (02 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (02 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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)
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
14
1.6
W
14
1.4
W
13
1.3
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1078
957
704
582
473
339
271
161
158
154
120
115
117
122
122
125
122
122
120
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
5
SW
5
N
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:38PM8.59m
12:00PM8.28m
00:27AM7.77m
12:53PM7.48m
Low Tide
5:50PM0.98m
6:11AM1.42m
6:38PM1.60m
7:03AM2.13m
7:41PM2.26m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
16
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
19
20
18
17
Feels °C
14
15
16
16
14
13
12
14
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
17
18
16
15
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