Carteret Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carteret sea temperature is
20.0° 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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 5PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (21 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (21 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
E
5
SE
10
WSW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNE
15
ENE
20
E
15
E
20
E
15
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
1:35PM7.28m
1:57AM7.05m
2:29PM6.75m
2:58AM6.49m
3:36PM6.37m
Low Tide
8:03PM2.19m
8:25AM2.33m
8:49PM2.69m
9:13AM2.83m
9:47PM3.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:01
10:00
10:00
 mm
Temp °C
20
22
23
23
20
20
20
19
19
20
22
23
20
19
19
17
20
24
24
23
21
Feels °C
18
19
19
20
18
19
19
18
18
17
18
21
18
16
17
14
17
22
21
19
18
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