Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carteret today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carteret at 5PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Carteret. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 218 | 265 | 201 | 181 | 225 | 225 | 150 | 139 | 101 | 96 | 86 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 34 | 124 | 408 | 547 | 721 | 631 | 536 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:53PM7.13m | 7:14AM7.34m | 7:27PM7.86m | 7:47AM8.05m | 7:59PM8.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:06PM2.57m | 1:30AM1.99m | 1:46PM1.87m | 2:06AM1.30m | 2:21PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 218 | 265 | 201 | 181 | 225 | 225 | 150 | 139 | 101 | 96 | 86 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 34 | 124 | 408 | 547 | 721 | 631 | 536 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 3 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | NE 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 110 | 42 | 64 | 61 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 33 | 33 | 30 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 2 | E 4 | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 142 | 138 | 146 | 142 | 133 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 136 | 142 |
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