Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Carteret sea temperature is
16.0°C
1.8° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 4PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (30 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (30 Oct)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
14
0.6
W
13
0.9
W
13
0.9
W
13
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
13
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
128
272
263
239
232
280
276
262
253
253
268
239
184
180
137
130
91
89
89
63
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:01AM9.00m
10:28PM8.49m
10:49AM8.33m
11:21PM7.71m
11:46AM7.59m
Low Tide
4:47PM0.89m
5:09AM1.47m
5:41PM1.47m
6:07AM2.09m
6:47PM2.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
10
12
13
14
13
12
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
13
Feels °C
5
7
9
9
7
8
6
7
6
7
8
9
9
10
10
10
10
11
9
8
10
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