Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carteret today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Carteret at 2AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Carteret. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat night, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the W by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 9 | W 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 45 | 31 | 43 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:31PM9.52m | 10:53AM9.09m | 11:09PM9.14m | 11:29AM8.69m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:56PM0.22m | 5:17AM0.06m | 5:31PM0.49m | 5:50AM0.50m | 6:04PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 46 | 45 | 31 | 43 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | WNW 3 | — | W 7 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | N 4 | — | WNW 2 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 31 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 238 | 219 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 250 | 662 | 663 | 220 | 220 | 315 | 315 | 315 | 663 | 679 | 682 | 154 |
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