Carteret Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carteret sea temperature is
19.7°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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 2AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (11 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (11 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.8
W
7
1.3
W
6
1.5
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
18
69
128
334
299
225
198
164
127
99
99
90
66
63
46
48
49
51
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:12PM9.08m
8:35AM9.05m
8:51PM9.48m
9:12AM9.35m
9:28PM9.61m
Low Tide
2:40PM0.74m
3:02AM0.17m
3:18PM0.32m
3:39AM-0.07m
3:54PM0.14m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:31
8:30
8:28
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
19
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
Feels °C
15
16
15
13
13
15
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
14
15
15
15
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