Carteret Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carteret sea temperature is
20.5° C
3.2° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 2AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (04 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (04 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon night, min 16°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
0.5
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
7
0.9
W
7
1.3
WSW
6
1.3
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.4
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
23
24
22
22
22
32
30
55
52
83
113
118
92
100
111
152
186
203
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
W
15
SW
20
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
25
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:41PM8.69m
12:04PM8.37m
00:22AM8.36m
12:47PM8.02m
Low Tide
6:02PM1.14m
6:22AM1.01m
6:37PM1.39m
6:58AM1.34m
7:16PM1.72m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:45
9:43
9:42
 mm
Temp °C
23
25
21
20
19
18
19
21
21
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
20
22
19
18
17
17
18
21
20
19
16
14
14
14
13
14
13
11
12
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