Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Carteret sea temperature is
19.1°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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 9PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (25 Sep)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
17
1
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
15
1.3
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
14
1
WNW
13
1
W
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
482
540
725
660
631
521
384
350
282
248
254
189
179
164
161
119
114
108
77
75
75
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSW
20
W
15
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:59PM8.54m
8:18AM8.70m
8:32PM9.12m
8:50AM9.21m
9:05PM9.52m
Low Tide
2:21PM1.23m
2:39AM0.71m
2:54PM0.71m
3:12AM0.29m
3:27PM0.34m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
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clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
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Temp °C
18
18
17
16
17
16
16
15
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
17
18
16
16
17
Feels °C
19
17
15
13
15
12
12
12
14
15
14
14
12
13
13
13
15
15
13
15
15
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