Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Carteret sea temperature is
19.2°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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 10AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (27 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (27 Sep)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue night).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.3
W
8
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
119
119
114
80
77
296
191
262
203
199
169
213
216
169
163
121
116
85
82
53
50
33
32
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
SSE
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
W
20
WNW
15
NNW
15
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:50AM9.21m
9:05PM9.52m
9:24AM9.53m
9:40PM9.70m
9:59AM9.61m
10:17PM9.60m
Low Tide
3:27PM0.34m
3:45AM0.07m
4:00PM0.18m
4:18AM0.09m
4:34PM0.23m
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Temp °C
15
15
16
17
18
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
17
16
16
17
21
24
23
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Feels °C
13
12
12
12
15
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
13
15
14
16
15
15
15
18
21
19
18
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