Carteret Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carteret sea temperature is
19.5°C
2.7° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 6PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (12 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (12 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon night, min 16°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
63
63
48
49
50
54
175
186
194
192
173
158
158
122
122
92
87
81
57
57
56
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NE
5
E
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:12AM9.35m
9:28PM9.61m
9:48AM9.40m
10:03PM9.49m
10:21AM9.22m
10:37PM9.12m
Low Tide
3:54PM0.14m
4:12AM-0.05m
4:26PM0.20m
4:43AM0.21m
4:57PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:25
8:22
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
19
18
18
18
19
19
20
22
22
Feels °C
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
18
19
18
18
18
19
19
20
23
23
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