Carteret Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carteret sea temperature is
20.4° C
3.2° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 10AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (02 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (02 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.2
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
7
0.6
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
24
23
12
12
12
12
12
8
17
27
25
23
35
23
24
22
22
22
22
32
57
52
39
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
E
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
on
High Tide
10:50AM8.61m
11:05PM8.86m
11:26AM8.57m
11:41PM8.69m
12:04PM8.37m
Low Tide
5:17AM0.69m
5:29PM0.99m
5:49AM0.79m
6:02PM1.14m
6:22AM1.01m
6:37PM1.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:45
9:45
9:43
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
16
20
22
25
23
21
19
18
17
23
21
21
20
19
19
19
18
19
21
22
21
20
Feels °C
16
14
15
19
20
22
19
17
16
18
17
24
20
20
18
18
17
18
16
17
21
22
20
20
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