Carteret Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carteret sea temperature is
19.8°C
2.8° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 3PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (07 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (07 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
9
0.4
WNW
16
0.7
W
15
0.9
W
14
1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
1.8
WSW
6
2.3
WNW
6
1.9
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
WNW
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
82
209
297
340
330
285
396
387
284
220
204
380
233
479
398
320
220
185
197
150
119
90
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
45
SSW
55
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:52AM6.55m
5:30PM6.97m
6:12AM7.12m
6:37PM7.70m
7:09AM7.86m
7:28PM8.46m
Low Tide
11:44AM2.79m
00:32AM2.20m
1:03PM2.11m
1:35AM1.39m
1:56PM1.36m
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cloud
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cloud
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:31
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:36
8:34
 mm
9
4
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
15
Feels °C
17
17
16
16
14
15
14
14
14
12
10
7
8
9
9
10
11
12
12
11
12
13
13
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