Carteret Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carteret sea temperature is
20.5° C
3.0° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 12PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (21 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the E by Sun night).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
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
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
9
1
WNW
9
0.9
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.5
W
6
0.3
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
240
177
133
79
57
54
49
47
21
17
12
21
28
15
14
14
14
14
14
6
6
6
6
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NE
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:22PM6.16m
3:07AM5.80m
4:00PM5.80m
4:57AM5.70m
5:37PM6.00m
Low Tide
8:13AM2.99m
8:46PM3.23m
9:17AM3.47m
10:15PM3.54m
11:08AM3.59m
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:07
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:13
9:10
9:08
 mm
1
2
2
Temp °C
17
16
17
18
18
17
17
17
16
16
18
19
19
18
18
18
17
16
18
19
20
18
18
Feels °C
14
14
14
16
15
13
14
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
13
14
13
13
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