Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carteret today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Carteret at 5PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Carteret. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Sun night, light winds from the NE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:49PM8.11m | 7:20AM8.22m | 7:45PM8.64m | 8:14AM8.65m | 8:36PM9.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03PM1.81m | 1:41AM1.40m | 2:09PM1.34m | 2:41AM0.81m | 3:04PM0.88m | 3:33AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
 | — | — | — | 10:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:08 | — | — | — | 10:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | NNE 8 | — | — | — | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 14 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 120 | 132 | 130 | 157 | 322 | 452 | 437 | 458 | 296 | 237 | 169 | 203 | 248 | 235 | 147 | 119 | 84 | 56 | 37 | 31 | 24 | 15 | 38 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 239 | 457 | 264 | 264 | 564 | 666 | 266 | 221 | 138 | 138 | 263 | 256 | 155 | 138 | 136 | 89 | 89 | 241 | 259 | 290 | 241 | 264 | 239 | 240 |
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