Carteret Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carteret sea temperature is
20.3° C
2.9° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 12AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (10 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (10 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue night, light winds from the NNE by Wed afternoon).

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
W
3
0.8
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
5
0.5
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
4
0.2
W
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
7
20
29
24
12
6
6
7
7
14
14
13
13
13
6
6
5
5
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
15
N
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:33PM7.18m
6:13AM7.29m
6:42PM7.78m
7:15AM7.91m
7:38PM8.47m
Low Tide
00:28AM2.23m
1:04PM2.11m
1:41AM1.50m
2:06PM1.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:35
9:32
9:31
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
18
17
18
19
21
23
20
19
19
18
23
25
27
24
23
Feels °C
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
18
21
18
17
17
14
19
20
22
18
17
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