Carteret Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carteret sea temperature is
20.2°C
2.8° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 6PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (26 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (26 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Sat morning).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.9
WSW
4
1.4
WSW
5
2
W
6
2.4
W
7
2
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
16
15
14
13
13
11
10
10
10
10
10
29
12
18
41
29
91
314
611
416
Wind (km/h)
15
S
5
SSW
15
NNE
15
ESE
25
ESE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
WSW
15
SW
5
WSW
10
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
W
20
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
W
40
W
35
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:57PM7.79m
8:17AM7.85m
8:30PM8.38m
8:48AM8.39m
9:01PM8.87m
Low Tide
2:20PM1.92m
2:41AM1.41m
2:54PM1.36m
3:14AM0.87m
3:26PM0.91m
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light rain
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cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:02
9:00
8:59
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
20
22
20
19
19
18
18
19
19
19
20
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
17
21
21
19
16
16
16
16
18
18
19
19
16
17
18
15
15
14
13
12
12
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