Carteret Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carteret sea temperature is
19.6° C
3.2° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 8AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
5
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.2
NNW
4
0.1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
2
1
1
1
2
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
N
20
NNW
25
NW
15
NW
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
NW
10
NNW
20
NNE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:36AM9.02m
10:54PM9.31m
11:20AM8.76m
11:38PM8.92m
12:04PM8.35m
Low Tide
5:04AM-0.01m
5:21PM0.47m
5:46AM0.19m
6:02PM0.73m
6:27AM0.60m
6:42PM1.15m
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:06
10:05
10:04
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
18
22
24
24
22
21
20
20
19
19
21
21
22
19
16
15
15
17
18
19
20
17
Feels °C
17
17
16
19
21
20
17
18
19
20
19
18
19
19
20
16
11
10
10
12
13
13
15
13
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