Carteret Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 09 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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 5AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (09 Sep)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.2
W
9
1.2
WNW
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
5
1.1
W
6
1.4
W
7
1.5
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
380
349
281
220
208
150
119
90
68
66
48
46
18
18
13
21
86
212
357
264
188
155
126
126
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
W
10
W
10
W
5
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
10
SW
5
W
15
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
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
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:09AM7.86m
7:28PM8.46m
7:54AM8.53m
8:12PM9.08m
8:35AM9.05m
8:51PM9.48m
Low Tide
1:35AM1.39m
1:56PM1.36m
2:22AM0.67m
2:40PM0.74m
3:02AM0.17m
3:18PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:34
8:31
8:30
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
16
17
17
16
16
17
18
18
19
19
18
Feels °C
10
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
13
11
15
16
15
12
12
15
17
16
17
18
16
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