Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carteret sea temperature is
19.2°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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 4AM is: 0.2m 21s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (25 Sep)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
11
0.2
WNW
21
0.6
WNW
19
0.9
WNW
17
1
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
15
1.2
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
14
1
WNW
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
42
274
482
540
725
631
631
521
384
350
345
248
240
189
176
164
119
116
114
106
102
102
102
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
20
S
15
SSW
5
SW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
10
WSW
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:47AM8.05m
7:59PM8.54m
8:18AM8.70m
8:32PM9.12m
8:50AM9.21m
9:05PM9.52m
Low Tide
2:06AM1.30m
2:21PM1.23m
2:39AM0.71m
2:54PM0.71m
3:12AM0.29m
3:27PM0.34m
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Temp °C
21
19
18
18
18
17
16
17
16
15
15
15
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
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18
17
16
Feels °C
19
16
17
18
17
15
13
15
13
11
12
13
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
17
15
15
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