Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carteret today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Carteret at 3AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Carteret. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon night, near gales from the W by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | S 5 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 87 | 83 | 110 | 109 | 136 | 139 | 304 | 123 | 110 | 106 | 108 | 158 | 195 | 636 | 2371 | 7909 | 7194 | 4649 | 2501 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:09AM5.59m | 4:02PM5.84m | 4:59AM5.94m | 5:21PM6.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:02PM3.37m | 9:40AM3.54m | 10:34PM3.22m | 11:09AM3.23m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 13 | — | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 87 | 83 | 110 | 109 | 136 | 139 | — | 123 | 110 | 106 | 108 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | — | — | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 26 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 9 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | E 2 | E 4 | — | N 4 | NW 3 | WNW 13 | NW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 304 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 158 | 195 | 636 | 2371 | 7909 | 7194 | 4649 | 2501 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 133 | 134 | 145 | 154 | 86 | 41 | 429 | 429 | 467 | 418 | 364 | 575 | 581 | 550 | 330 |
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