Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carteret today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carteret at 5PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Carteret. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 13 | W 5 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 249 | 246 | 282 | 363 | 314 | 320 | 354 | 100 | 158 | 218 | 178 | 145 | 311 | 270 | 289 | 302 | 248 | 190 | 572 | 100 | 169 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:26AM8.27m | 11:43PM7.89m | 11:59AM7.61m | 00:17AM7.15m | 12:34PM6.89m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:57PM1.43m | 6:11AM1.80m | 6:29PM2.04m | 6:44AM2.45m | 7:08PM2.68m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 249 | 246 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 58 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 13 | W 5 | W 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 5 | 282 | 363 | 314 | 320 | 354 | 100 | 158 | 218 | 178 | 145 | 311 | 270 | 289 | 302 | 248 | 190 | 572 | 100 | 169 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 142 | 136 | 146 | 149 | 134 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 240 | 240 | 218 | 218 | 154 | 149 | 154 | 218 | 239 | 239 | 233 | 154 |
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