Carteret Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carteret sea temperature is
19.8°C
2.9° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 5PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (08 Sep)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (08 Sep)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
1.1
W
11
1.3
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.8
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
267
385
399
173
252
380
354
352
295
237
193
119
113
88
86
64
46
18
18
18
69
Wind (km/h)
35
S
40
NNW
35
NW
40
WNW
35
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:37PM7.70m
7:09AM7.86m
7:28PM8.46m
7:54AM8.53m
8:12PM9.08m
Low Tide
1:03PM2.11m
1:35AM1.39m
1:56PM1.36m
2:22AM0.67m
2:40PM0.74m
heavy rain
mod rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:36
8:34
8:31
 mm
11
8
Temp °C
17
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
16
16
17
17
18
Feels °C
12
10
10
9
9
10
11
10
10
11
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
12
16
16
16
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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