Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carteret sea temperature is
18.9°C
2.9° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 12PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (30 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (30 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
1
1
2
2
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
13
1.4
SW
12
1
W
11
1.1
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
13
1.6
W
14
1.6
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.4
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
13
1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
83
549
244
308
292
206
290
244
566
495
784
932
943
831
694
498
398
280
276
167
164
174
177
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
25
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSE
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
SW
10
NNE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:36AM9.42m
10:56PM9.22m
11:15AM8.96m
11:38PM8.59m
12:00PM8.28m
Low Tide
5:10PM0.50m
5:30AM0.80m
5:50PM0.98m
6:11AM1.42m
6:38PM1.60m
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8:07
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7:46
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1
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1
1
1
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1
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Temp °C
21
19
18
18
19
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
17
18
18
Feels °C
16
16
17
16
16
13
12
11
11
12
12
13
13
15
15
15
15
13
13
14
16
16
15
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