Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carteret today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carteret at 1AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Carteret. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 72 | 130 | 140 | 113 | 206 | 173 | 194 | 266 | 273 | 312 | 385 | 320 | 354 | 338 | 134 | 243 | 213 | 181 | 251 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:10PM8.57m | 11:26AM8.27m | 11:43PM7.89m | 11:59AM7.61m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:27PM0.88m | 5:41AM1.19m | 5:57PM1.43m | 6:11AM1.80m | 6:29PM2.04m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 60 | — | 173 | 194 | 266 | 273 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 72 | 130 | 140 | 113 | 206 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 312 | 385 | 320 | 354 | 338 | 134 | 243 | 213 | 181 | 251 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 240 | 169 | 169 | 154 | 145 | 138 | 146 | 146 | 145 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 329 | 373 | 240 | 218 | 218 | |
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