Carteret Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carteret sea temperature is
20.3° C
2.9° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 7PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
6
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.5
WNW
3
0.6
WNW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
2
2
2
2
2
6
9
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
SE
10
WNW
15
N
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
10
SE
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:45PM7.10m
3:25AM6.90m
4:10PM6.90m
4:55AM6.88m
5:33PM7.18m
Low Tide
8:36AM2.23m
9:12PM2.48m
9:52AM2.60m
10:45PM2.60m
11:35AM2.60m
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clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:38
9:37
9:35
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
17
19
18
16
16
17
21
24
26
25
23
22
20
20
21
21
20
21
21
Feels °C
16
13
12
16
15
13
13
14
19
21
22
20
18
18
18
19
20
20
16
17
19
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