Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Carteret sea temperature is
18.4°C
3.1° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 6PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (11 Oct)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (11 Oct)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
1.3
S
5
1.6
S
6
1.4
SSW
5
0.7
W
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.3
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
271
132
83
80
78
83
154
117
134
705
456
604
526
423
289
231
184
442
546
533
451
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
S
35
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
S
35
S
25
SSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
W
25
NW
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:46AM9.19m
9:02PM9.27m
9:19AM9.24m
9:36PM9.17m
9:51AM9.08m
10:08PM8.86m
Low Tide
3:26PM0.38m
3:42AM0.36m
3:57PM0.43m
4:11AM0.58m
4:26PM0.65m
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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8:22
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8:23
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7:25
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7:23
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7:22
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 mm
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1
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2
1
1
1
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Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
16
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
16
16
16
Feels °C
11
11
11
10
9
7
7
9
11
14
15
16
16
15
17
16
15
15
13
15
15
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