Carteret Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carteret sea temperature is
20.3° C
3.0° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 5PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (04 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the N by Fri morning).

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
7
0.8
W
7
1.1
W
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.2
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.3
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.2
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
1
WNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
30
55
52
66
85
94
97
106
115
154
212
209
139
114
93
73
55
41
51
45
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SW
15
W
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
30
SW
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
12:04PM8.37m
00:22AM8.36m
12:47PM8.02m
1:08AM7.88m
1:38PM7.55m
Low Tide
6:37PM1.39m
6:58AM1.34m
7:16PM1.72m
7:41AM1.77m
8:06PM2.11m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:43
9:42
9:39
 mm
Temp °C
19
21
21
20
19
18
18
18
18
17
18
17
17
17
16
16
17
16
16
17
17
Feels °C
17
21
20
19
17
15
14
14
13
12
13
12
12
13
12
13
14
12
12
13
13
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