Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carteret sea temperature is
16.4°C
1.9° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 11AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (27 Oct)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (27 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
12
3
W
12
2.5
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.4
W
13
2.3
W
12
2.2
W
13
2.1
W
13
1.9
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.7
W
13
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1948
2633
2367
2138
2011
1834
1622
1609
1491
1226
1070
941
692
566
480
409
403
266
262
209
154
114
112
Wind (km/h)
55
SSW
50
SSW
30
W
35
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:58AM9.64m
8:18PM9.68m
8:37AM9.69m
8:58PM9.55m
9:18AM9.47m
9:41PM9.14m
Low Tide
2:36PM0.12m
2:55AM0.19m
3:16PM0.16m
3:36AM0.44m
3:59PM0.43m
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
11
11
10
12
13
13
12
Feels °C
7
7
9
6
6
7
8
8
9
10
11
11
10
12
11
9
8
8
6
8
9
9
8
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