
Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 7 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | W 7 | W 10 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 |
— | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1036 | 651 | 625 | 651 | 628 | 628 | 628 | 628 | 628 | 628 | 252 | 239 | 239 | 240 | 290 | 269 | 269 | 406 | |
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