Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carteret today (11 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Carteret at 10AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Carteret. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Sat 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 276 | 335 | 330 | 330 | 319 | 239 | 228 | 174 | 157 | 116 | 112 | 78 | 54 | 53 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:27AM8.72m | 8:45PM8.47m | 8:59AM8.50m | 9:18PM8.16m | 9:33AM8.17m | 9:52PM7.76m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04PM0.98m | 3:18AM1.27m | 3:37PM1.21m | 3:50AM1.56m | 4:11PM1.54m | 4:25AM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | 5:27 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | W 14 |
| kJ | 276 | 335 | 330 | 330 | 319 | 239 | 228 | 174 | 157 | 116 | 112 | 78 | 54 | 53 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NNE 5 | SW 3 | NNE 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 9 | W 15 | W 14 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 4 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 4 | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 15 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 2 | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 29 | 55 | 72 | 74 | 101 | 95 | 77 | 75 | 61 | 43 | 32 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 36 | 26 | 26 | 12 | 35 | 26 | 26 | 139 | 141 | 225 | 275 | 225 | 141 | 145 | 149 | 179 | 230 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 |
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