Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carteret today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carteret at 4AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Carteret. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 17 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 19 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 98 | 147 | 179 | 218 | 265 | 201 | 181 | 282 | 225 | 150 | 139 | 101 | 98 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 38 | 34 | 71 | 315 | 341 | 500 | 529 | 752 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:39AM6.61m | 6:53PM7.13m | 7:14AM7.34m | 7:27PM7.86m | 7:47AM8.05m | 7:59PM8.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:47AM2.72m | 1:06PM2.57m | 1:30AM1.99m | 1:46PM1.87m | 2:06AM1.30m | 2:21PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 25 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 98 | 89 | 114 | 218 | 265 | 201 | 181 | 282 | 225 | 150 | 139 | 101 | 98 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 38 | 34 | 33 | 315 | 341 | 500 | 529 | 529 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 17 | W 17 | WNW 15 | W 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | — | — | N 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | WNW 19 | WNW 10 | W 10 | S 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 97 | 147 | 179 | 110 | 65 | 69 | 61 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 71 | 33 | 17 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | NE 4 | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | 32 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 2 | ESE 2 | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | WNW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 9 | 7 | — | — | 752 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 138 | 138 | 146 | 142 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 21 | 20 |
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