Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carteret sea temperature is
18.1°C
2.9° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 9AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (14 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (14 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
1
W
10
1.1
W
12
1.2
W
13
1.5
W
15
1.5
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.6
W
14
1.6
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.4
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
394
333
277
271
234
192
192
156
161
210
347
461
1032
938
893
943
888
875
901
653
451
430
350
350
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
5
SSW
5
WNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
N
25
N
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:23AM8.74m
10:40PM8.40m
10:54AM8.25m
11:12PM7.83m
11:27AM7.66m
Low Tide
4:39AM0.94m
4:55PM1.01m
5:08AM1.39m
5:26PM1.49m
5:40AM1.91m
6:01PM2.04m
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cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
15
15
14
14
15
18
18
17
15
16
16
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20
20
17
16
16
16
14
14
14
15
15
Feels °C
13
14
14
12
10
13
15
15
15
12
13
13
14
20
21
16
14
14
13
8
8
8
10
9
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