Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carteret sea temperature is
16.5°C
2.0° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 9PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (26 Oct)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (26 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
12
0.9
WNW
12
1.8
WSW
8
1.4
W
9
1.8
W
10
1.9
W
11
2
W
11
3
WSW
12
3
W
12
2.5
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.3
W
12
2.2
W
13
2.1
W
13
2
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.7
W
13
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
341
224
424
299
703
813
951
2538
2507
2269
2345
1958
1581
1559
1468
1318
1070
941
681
566
480
Wind (km/h)
45
S
40
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
5
S
10
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:21AM9.32m
7:39PM9.52m
7:58AM9.64m
8:18PM9.68m
8:37AM9.69m
8:58PM9.55m
Low Tide
1:58PM0.33m
2:16AM0.17m
2:36PM0.12m
2:55AM0.19m
3:16PM0.16m
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7:43
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7:47
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5:54
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5:52
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 mm
1
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5
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Temp °C
12
16
17
17
16
17
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
4
10
13
12
10
9
8
7
9
7
6
7
8
8
9
10
11
9
10
11
11
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