Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.37° N 1.81° W

Carteret 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carteret sea temperature is
19.0°C
3.2° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 4AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (04 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (04 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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)
1
1
1
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)
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
83
81
60
59
59
41
40
39
39
23
22
21
21
12
12
12
12
11
12
11
11
11
11
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
10
E
20
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:30AM6.91m
2:07PM6.77m
3:05AM6.36m
3:53PM6.55m
4:51AM6.54m
5:23PM7.00m
Low Tide
8:16AM2.76m
9:10PM2.70m
9:57AM3.03m
10:56PM2.61m
11:37AM2.70m
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clear
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
16
16
17
20
20
17
17
17
17
16
16
20
21
19
18
18
18
17
18
22
20
19
18
Feels °C
14
14
14
15
18
17
15
15
16
16
14
15
19
19
15
14
14
15
13
14
19
16
14
14
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