Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carteret today (13 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Carteret at 2AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Carteret. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri morning, strong winds from the S by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 54 | 35 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 28 | 38 | 100 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:18PM8.16m | 9:33AM8.17m | 9:52PM7.76m | 10:07AM7.76m | 10:28PM7.29m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:37PM1.21m | 3:50AM1.56m | 4:11PM1.54m | 4:25AM1.92m | 4:49PM1.92m | 5:04AM2.31m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 |
 | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | NNW 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 |
| kJ | 54 | 35 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 5 | NW 4 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 15 | W 8 | W 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 8 | NE 4 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 93 | 90 | 74 | 49 | 36 | 29 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 38 | 100 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 290 | 139 | 145 | 149 | 194 | 170 | 194 | 222 | 179 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 61 | 225 | 61 | 205 | 205 | 234 | 234 | 657 | 710 |
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