
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carteret today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Carteret at 2PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Carteret. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 33 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:55AM6.88m | 5:33PM7.18m | 6:13AM7.29m | 6:42PM7.78m | 7:15AM7.91m | 7:38PM8.47m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:35AM2.60m | 00:28AM2.23m | 1:04PM2.11m | 1:41AM1.50m | 2:06PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:31 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 9 | W 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | W 7 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | N 4 | WSW 7 | WNW 9 | W 4 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | WSW 7 | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | W 7 | — | — | W 10 | W 7 | W 6 | W 13 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | N 4 | — | NW 4 | N 3 | — | — | — | ENE 2 | E 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 |
— | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 33 | 19 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 154 | 241 | 241 | 254 | 665 | 589 | 241 | 195 | 230 | 154 | 236 | 241 | 287 | 218 | 219 | 235 | 205 | 234 | 236 | 254 | 665 | 264 | 235 |
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