Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carteret sea temperature is
18.9°C
3.4° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 2AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)7ft (2.2m)7s
Afternoon (09 Oct)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (09 Oct)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat night).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
4
1.2
W
5
1.8
W
6
2.1
W
7
2.3
W
7
2.4
W
7
2.5
W
8
3
W
8
2.3
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
39
34
60
214
388
502
590
805
1029
655
443
547
482
456
508
167
173
432
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
WNW
25
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
40
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:10PM8.34m
7:34AM8.48m
7:51PM8.85m
8:11AM8.93m
8:27PM9.17m
Low Tide
2:00AM0.81m
2:18PM0.85m
2:37AM0.45m
2:54PM0.51m
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Temp °C
14
14
14
14
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16
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15
Feels °C
8
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