Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carteret sea temperature is
18.8°C
3.3° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 4PM is: 1.5m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (07 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (07 Oct)6ft (1.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
10
1.5
N
5
1.7
NNW
6
2
NNW
6
1.9
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.1
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.9
WNW
4
0.9
W
4
1.4
W
5
1.8
W
6
2.1
W
7
2.3
W
7
2.5
W
7
3
W
8
2.4
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
19
121
208
299
266
223
181
148
118
71
34
30
33
100
221
377
481
707
889
678
Wind (km/h)
25
N
30
N
40
N
40
N
40
N
35
NNW
35
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
35
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:24PM7.69m
6:53AM7.86m
7:10PM8.34m
7:34AM8.48m
7:51PM8.85m
Low Tide
12:47PM2.04m
1:15AM1.37m
1:37PM1.37m
2:00AM0.81m
2:18PM0.85m
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light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
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8:18
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7:34
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7:31
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 mm
5
3
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Temp °C
15
15
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
11
11
5
6
5
5
5
6
5
7
8
9
8
8
7
10
10
9
9
9
8
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