Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carteret today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carteret at 6PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Carteret. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 37 | 45 | 21 | 15 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:21PM7.15m | 7:43AM7.25m | 7:57PM7.79m | 8:17AM7.85m | 8:30PM8.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:41PM2.55m | 2:06AM2.04m | 2:20PM1.92m | 2:41AM1.41m | 2:54PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NE 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 5 | W 6 | WSW 6 |
25 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | NW 11 | W 9 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | W 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | SSW 5 | W 7 | W 7 |
2 | 5 | 1 | — | 19 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | SSW 4 | W 9 |
2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | — | NE 6 | NE 5 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | NE 4 | ENE 2 | E 3 | ESE 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | — | NW 2 | — |
1 | — | 15 | 18 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 37 | 45 | — | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 133 | 155 | 182 | 154 | 154 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 205 | 234 | 219 | 234 | 239 | 269 | 290 | 575 | 218 | 221 | 60 | 60 | 30 |
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