Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carteret sea temperature is
16.9°C
2.2° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 8AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)8ft (2.4m)11s
Afternoon (24 Oct)10ft (3.0m)7s
Evening (24 Oct)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat night, moderate winds from the W by Sun night).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WNW
9
3
WNW
12
2.5
W
12
2.4
W
11
2.5
W
7
3.5
WSW
8
4
W
10
4.5
W
11
4.5
W
11
4
W
12
3.5
W
12
3.5
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
2.5
W
12
2.2
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.2
W
12
1
W
12
1.9
SW
6
2
WSW
6
1.5
W
11
1.7
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1931
2429
1715
1344
654
1331
3168
4382
5553
4688
3798
3823
3249
2680
1866
1435
1098
918
411
284
241
261
498
639
Wind (km/h)
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
40
WSW
45
SW
50
SW
60
SW
65
WSW
65
WSW
50
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
30
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
50
S
45
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:09AM8.10m
7:24PM8.50m
7:45AM8.78m
8:01PM9.10m
8:21AM9.32m
8:39PM9.52m
Low Tide
1:22AM1.38m
1:42PM1.31m
2:01AM0.81m
2:20PM0.74m
2:39AM0.39m
2:58PM0.33m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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8:44
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7:00
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5:58
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 mm
1
1
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4
5
5
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8
1
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Temp °C
13
13
14
13
13
13
15
17
17
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
15
18
17
15
Feels °C
3
4
6
6
4
3
4
6
6
2
3
2
3
5
7
7
8
6
4
3
7
12
11
8
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