Carteret Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carteret sea temperature is
20.9° 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 (18 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 12AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 17°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
4
0.9
W
4
1.1
W
5
1.2
WNW
5
1.1
WNW
5
1
W
5
1
W
5
1.1
W
5
1.1
W
5
1.1
W
5
1.3
W
5
1.2
W
6
1
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
1
W
4
1.1
W
5
1
W
5
1.1
W
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
29
56
84
74
55
50
55
64
69
99
94
66
58
62
38
55
50
59
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:46PM8.57m
12:06PM8.14m
00:23AM7.86m
12:43PM7.48m
Low Tide
6:04PM0.92m
6:23AM1.08m
6:37PM1.48m
6:55AM1.73m
7:12PM2.08m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:21
9:19
9:16
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
18
17
17
18
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
Feels °C
17
17
16
14
14
16
16
17
17
16
15
15
16
15
14
14
15
16
15
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