Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 13 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carteret sea temperature is
14.3°C
1.0° 

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 (13 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 3PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (13 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (13 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri morning, strong winds from the W by Sun night).

Fri
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
12
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
12
1.1
SSW
4
1.5
SSW
5
1.6
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
6
2
W
6
2.3
W
7
2.2
W
7
1.8
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
6
6
4
4
16
14
14
14
12
11
25
25
24
52
111
171
206
273
322
495
452
648
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSW
30
SSW
40
S
40
SSW
35
SW
45
SW
40
W
45
W
45
W
35
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:33AM8.17m
9:52PM7.76m
10:07AM7.76m
10:28PM7.29m
10:44AM7.30m
11:07PM6.82m
Low Tide
4:11PM1.54m
4:25AM1.92m
4:49PM1.92m
5:04AM2.31m
5:33PM2.32m
5:50AM2.70m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
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cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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8:12
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8:15
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8:18
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5:28
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5:27
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5:24
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5:23
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1
2
1
1
2
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Temp °C
10
10
10
8
7
7
6
5
5
8
10
9
9
9
9
10
13
13
12
13
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
5
6
6
3
3
3
2
0
0
3
5
4
4
3
2
2
5
6
3
5
3
3
3
4
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