Carteret Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carteret sea temperature is
20.9° C
3.3° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 9AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (18 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (18 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
5
1.1
W
5
1.1
W
5
1.1
W
5
1.2
W
5
1.2
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.2
W
6
1
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
1
W
5
1.3
W
5
1.4
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.4
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.4
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
69
66
62
76
89
74
106
98
69
62
54
76
82
129
133
44
86
121
153
284
342
306
311
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
W
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:46PM8.57m
12:06PM8.14m
00:23AM7.86m
12:43PM7.48m
1:02AM7.11m
1:24PM6.79m
Low Tide
6:23AM1.08m
6:37PM1.48m
6:55AM1.73m
7:12PM2.08m
7:29AM2.38m
7:52PM2.69m
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clear
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part cloud
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light rain
light rain
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rain showers
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:19
9:16
9:15
 mm
1
4
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
18
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
14
14
15
15
16
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
16
14
13
12
11
11
13
13
13
14
14
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