
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carteret today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carteret at 5PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Carteret. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
267 | 385 | 399 | 173 | 252 | 380 | 354 | 352 | 295 | 237 | 193 | 119 | 113 | 88 | 86 | 64 | 46 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 69 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:37PM7.70m | 7:09AM7.86m | 7:28PM8.46m | 7:54AM8.53m | 8:12PM9.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03PM2.11m | 1:35AM1.39m | 1:56PM1.36m | 2:22AM0.67m | 2:40PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | |
mm | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 |
267 | 25 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 119 | 113 | — | 86 | 64 | 46 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 4 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 7 |
31 | 385 | 399 | 173 | 252 | 380 | 354 | 352 | 295 | 237 | 193 | 3 | — | 88 | — | — | — | 7 | 13 | 10 | 69 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 666 | 666 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 169 | 169 | 138 | 146 | 138 | 138 | 36 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 154 | 154 | 37 | 134 |
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