Carteret Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carteret sea temperature is
19.9°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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 12PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (04 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (04 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
6
1.6
W
6
1.7
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.5
W
8
1.4
W
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.5
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
122
200
250
286
284
277
246
227
206
177
138
147
136
132
102
75
74
49
47
27
26
25
40
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
SE
5
SSE
10
SW
10
ESE
5
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
off
cross
High Tide
1:10PM7.56m
1:42AM7.13m
2:18PM6.88m
3:08AM6.53m
3:57PM6.59m
Low Tide
7:42PM2.19m
8:14AM2.56m
9:01PM2.70m
9:49AM2.98m
10:54PM2.77m
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:43
8:40
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
18
17
17
16
16
15
16
16
16
17
16
17
17
18
19
23
25
26
23
Feels °C
16
16
16
16
15
13
13
12
13
13
15
15
15
16
14
14
13
14
15
22
23
25
22
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