Carteret Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 2AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (05 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (05 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the NNE by Fri morning).

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
7
0.9
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.2
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.2
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.3
W
8
1.3
W
7
1.2
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.8
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
52
66
98
118
108
95
123
142
187
186
147
114
93
73
55
39
38
48
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
SW
30
W
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
Wind State
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
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
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<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
21
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
20
19
17
15
14
14
14
14
13
14
12
13
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
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