Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carteret sea temperature is
18.9°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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 12PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (06 Oct)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (06 Oct)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the W by Thu night).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
10
1.3
N
5
1.7
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
11
11
11
11
11
37
37
13
13
13
33
76
173
222
223
162
126
93
72
58
37
34
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
35
N
25
N
20
NNW
40
N
40
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
25
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
4:51AM6.54m
5:23PM7.00m
6:03AM7.17m
6:24PM7.69m
6:53AM7.86m
7:10PM8.34m
Low Tide
11:37AM2.70m
00:18AM2.04m
12:47PM2.04m
1:15AM1.37m
1:37PM1.37m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
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8:12
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8:14
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8:15
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7:36
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7:34
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7:31
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 mm
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1
2
5
5
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Temp °C
16
16
17
21
21
18
18
17
17
15
14
16
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
14
14
14
18
17
14
14
15
15
10
10
13
6
6
6
5
6
7
6
8
8
9
8
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