Carteret Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carteret sea temperature is
19.6°C
3.0° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 1AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (16 Sep)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (16 Sep)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
5
1.5
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
8
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
W
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.5
W
6
1.8
W
6
1.6
W
6
1.4
W
7
1.4
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
130
140
113
206
173
194
266
273
312
385
320
354
338
134
243
213
181
251
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:10PM8.57m
11:26AM8.27m
11:43PM7.89m
11:59AM7.61m
Low Tide
5:27PM0.88m
5:41AM1.19m
5:57PM1.43m
6:11AM1.80m
6:29PM2.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:19
8:16
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
Feels °C
11
11
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
11
11
10
10
12
11
11
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