Carteret Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carteret sea temperature is
20.8° 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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 9PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
0.8
W
7
0.7
WNW
7
1
W
4
1.4
W
5
1.4
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.6
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.4
W
8
1.5
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
52
31
102
127
138
177
153
260
326
389
408
413
326
248
164
133
103
76
52
50
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
NW
30
W
35
W
30
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
30
W
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:43PM7.48m
1:02AM7.11m
1:24PM6.79m
1:49AM6.37m
2:22PM6.16m
Low Tide
7:12PM2.08m
7:29AM2.38m
7:52PM2.69m
8:13AM2.99m
8:46PM3.23m
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:16
9:15
9:13
 mm
9
4
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
19
18
18
18
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
15
17
18
18
18
16
Feels °C
18
15
15
13
13
12
11
12
13
13
12
13
12
14
13
13
15
15
15
15
13
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