Carteret Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carteret sea temperature is
19.8° 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 (24 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 12AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)--
Afternoon (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri night, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
Swell
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
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.5
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.5
WNW
3
0.9
WNW
4
1.3
WNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
1
1
8
4
5
23
93
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
10
E
5
SSE
20
NW
25
NNW
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:36PM6.37m
4:13AM6.16m
4:51PM6.26m
5:28AM6.17m
5:58PM6.43m
Low Tide
9:47PM3.07m
10:18AM3.18m
11:08PM3.22m
11:48AM3.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:00
9:59
9:58
 mm
Temp °C
22
23
20
20
19
18
21
21
24
25
21
19
18
18
20
18
19
19
18
Feels °C
18
20
17
18
17
16
20
17
19
22
19
18
17
16
18
15
15
14
14
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