Carteret Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carteret sea temperature is
19.7°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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 4AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)5ft (1.5m)5s
Afternoon (17 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (17 Sep)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
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
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.5
W
5
1.7
W
6
1.7
W
6
1.6
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
9
1.3
W
13
1.3
W
5
1.5
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.5
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.5
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.4
W
5
1.3
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
320
354
120
197
225
196
154
293
322
302
328
226
199
572
83
139
148
158
193
202
178
128
108
127
Wind (km/h)
25
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:43PM7.89m
11:59AM7.61m
00:17AM7.15m
12:34PM6.89m
00:56AM6.40m
1:20PM6.18m
Low Tide
6:11AM1.80m
6:29PM2.04m
6:44AM2.45m
7:08PM2.68m
7:28AM3.07m
8:04PM3.27m
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cloud
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light rain
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clear
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clear
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clear
part cloud
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:46
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:15
8:13
 mm
1
3
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
12
11
10
10
12
11
11
10
12
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
13
13
13
13
15
15
15
15
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