Carteret Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carteret sea temperature is
20.2° C
3.1° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 4AM is: 0.6m 3s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (31 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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)
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.6
NW
3
0.9
NW
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
NW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
1.1
NW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.5
W
5
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
13
13
9
33
20
14
14
14
28
55
40
21
12
17
17
15
14
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:25PM8.49m
9:44AM8.33m
9:58PM8.75m
10:17AM8.53m
10:31PM8.88m
Low Tide
3:53PM1.25m
4:14AM0.88m
4:26PM1.04m
4:46AM0.71m
4:58PM0.96m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:51
9:49
9:47
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
18
18
17
16
18
18
18
18
19
17
15
15
17
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
19
18
18
18
14
13
13
12
12
13
15
12
12
13
14
13
13
14
15
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