Carteret Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carteret sea temperature is
19.5° 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 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 11PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)--
Afternoon (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat night, min 15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
1
1
1
2
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
NW
15
NNW
5
WNW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
10
NNW
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:54PM9.31m
11:20AM8.76m
11:38PM8.92m
12:04PM8.35m
Low Tide
5:21PM0.47m
5:46AM0.19m
6:02PM0.73m
6:27AM0.60m
6:42PM1.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:06
10:05
10:04
 mm
Temp °C
23
22
21
21
19
18
19
20
22
24
19
17
16
15
17
18
19
20
17
Feels °C
19
18
19
21
18
17
17
18
21
21
15
13
11
11
12
12
13
15
13
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