Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carteret today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Carteret at 2AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Carteret. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 10 | S 4 | W 10 | W 13 | SW 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 33 | 23 | 19 | 119 | 648 | 248 | 325 | 308 | 302 | 353 | 487 | 516 | 505 | 483 | 905 | 943 | 818 | 683 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 10:17PM9.60m | 10:36AM9.42m | 10:56PM9.22m | 11:15AM8.96m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34PM0.23m | 4:53AM0.34m | 5:10PM0.50m | 5:30AM0.80m | 5:50PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 14 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 19 | 16 | 119 | 69 | 248 | 325 | 308 | 302 | 353 | 75 | 82 | 85 | 195 | 905 | 943 | 818 | 683 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SW 12 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 29 | 33 | 23 | 19 | 25 | 648 | 49 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 487 | 516 | 505 | 483 | 12 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 535 | 156 | 156 | 535 | 41 | 134 | 134 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 134 | 134 | 154 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 149 | 36 | 36 |
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