Carteret Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carteret sea temperature is
20.2°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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 11AM is: 0.7m 3s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (28 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, near gales from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.7
W
3
0.9
W
4
1
W
4
1
W
5
1
W
5
1
W
6
1
W
6
0.8
W
6
1.6
SW
5
2
SW
6
3.5
WSW
8
3.5
W
9
3
W
9
2.3
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.6
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.1
W
9
1.4
WSW
9
2
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
10
10
27
40
46
55
64
69
47
146
260
1493
2018
1303
996
652
416
311
264
180
304
324
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
35
S
40
SSW
45
SW
60
WSW
55
WSW
45
WSW
35
W
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:48AM8.39m
9:01PM8.87m
9:19AM8.83m
9:33PM9.23m
9:51AM9.12m
10:05PM9.41m
Low Tide
3:26PM0.91m
3:45AM0.49m
3:58PM0.61m
4:16AM0.28m
4:29PM0.47m
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:59
8:57
8:54
 mm
2
1
6
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
18
17
18
18
18
18
19
18
18
17
19
21
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
20
20
18
Feels °C
18
15
14
14
14
15
17
16
15
12
14
14
10
9
11
13
14
15
16
15
16
16
12
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