Carteret Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carteret sea temperature is
19.7°C
2.7° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 4PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Tue night).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.4
WNW
16
0.7
W
15
0.9
W
14
1.2
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
11
0.8
W
11
1.1
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.4
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
42
26
25
25
39
52
82
209
297
488
330
285
396
454
394
143
259
267
348
185
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
10
E
5
ENE
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:57PM6.59m
4:52AM6.55m
5:30PM6.97m
6:12AM7.12m
6:37PM7.70m
Low Tide
9:49AM2.98m
10:54PM2.77m
11:44AM2.79m
00:32AM2.20m
1:03PM2.11m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:40
8:37
8:36
 mm
1
4
5
4
Temp °C
19
22
25
26
24
19
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
17
17
15
16
16
17
17
17
Feels °C
15
20
24
24
23
16
17
17
16
16
14
14
13
14
13
11
12
13
11
9
10
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