Carteret Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carteret sea temperature is
20.2°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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 3AM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Afternoon (31 Aug)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (31 Aug)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
6
2.5
W
7
2.5
W
8
2.3
W
9
2.1
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
145
227
303
661
756
861
799
668
673
593
460
414
306
217
136
103
78
78
56
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
30
WSW
40
SW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
W
15
W
15
W
5
WNW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:05PM9.41m
10:24AM9.23m
10:40PM9.37m
10:59AM9.12m
Low Tide
4:29PM0.47m
4:47AM0.26m
5:01PM0.51m
5:19AM0.43m
5:33PM0.72m
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thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:54
8:52
8:51
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
18
17
17
17
18
17
18
17
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16
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16
16
16
17
17
17
Feels °C
17
16
12
9
10
11
13
12
13
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16
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