Carteret Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carteret sea temperature is
20.4°C
3.0° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 6AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
NW
11
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
W
8
0.8
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.6
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
2
5
11
10
19
19
18
18
16
16
15
14
13
13
11
18
18
11
10
29
42
Wind (km/h)
30
E
25
E
20
E
10
SE
15
SSW
0
WSW
5
NNW
10
W
5
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
10
SSW
10
N
30
ENE
25
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
NW
15
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:05AM6.64m
7:21PM7.15m
7:43AM7.25m
7:57PM7.79m
8:17AM7.85m
8:30PM8.38m
Low Tide
1:24AM2.71m
1:41PM2.55m
2:06AM2.04m
2:20PM1.92m
2:41AM1.41m
2:54PM1.36m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:13
7:13
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9:05
9:02
9:00
 mm
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
19
19
17
20
20
22
20
20
19
19
18
18
20
23
20
19
19
18
18
19
19
21
20
19
Feels °C
14
15
14
19
19
24
21
21
20
19
17
16
20
22
16
17
17
16
15
18
19
21
20
18
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