Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carteret today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 23ft (7.0m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carteret at 1AM is: 3.0m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 23ft (7.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 21ft (6.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Carteret. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri morning, fresh winds from the W by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 9 | W 15 | W 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | W 10 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 730 | 403 | 387 | 959 | 2884 | 21907 | 23106 | 17941 | 12239 | 8374 | 5609 | 3496 | 2475 | 1462 | 1172 | 373 | 1291 | 3233 | 4510 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:08PM7.04m | 6:33AM7.35m | 6:47PM7.78m | 7:09AM8.10m | 7:24PM8.50m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:40AM2.05m | 1:01PM1.96m | 1:22AM1.38m | 1:42PM1.31m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | -3 | -2 | -6 | -4 | -3 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 730 | 403 | 247 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 233 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 9 | W 15 | W 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | W 10 | W 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 88 | 387 | 959 | 2884 | 21907 | 23106 | 17941 | 12239 | 8374 | 5609 | 3496 | 2475 | 1462 | 1172 | 373 | 1291 | 3233 | 4510 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 577 | 550 | 485 | 178 | 289 | 516 | 551 | 546 | 674 | 517 | 517 | 218 | 154 | 376 | 665 | 672 | 657 | 665 |
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