Carteret Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carteret sea temperature is
20.1°C
2.9° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 8PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (02 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (02 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
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
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
8
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
6
1.2
W
6
1.6
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.5
W
6
1.7
W
6
1.7
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.4
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.3
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
23
40
109
232
236
215
215
209
160
160
155
155
156
149
233
263
253
253
245
258
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
SW
30
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:37AM8.79m
11:57PM8.60m
12:19PM8.25m
00:43AM7.91m
1:10PM7.56m
Low Tide
6:08PM1.09m
6:28AM1.29m
6:49PM1.60m
7:13AM1.92m
7:42PM2.19m
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part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:49
8:46
8:45
 mm
Temp °C
17
18
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
21
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
18
17
17
Feels °C
14
14
17
16
14
15
15
15
16
18
20
19
19
18
16
16
16
16
15
14
13
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