Carolles Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Normandy, France)

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Carolles Surf Guide

Carolles in Normandy is a fairly exposed beach and reef break that has reasonably consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds blow from the east southeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west northwest. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. It's sometimes crowded here. Watch out for rocks.

Carolles Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	2	fairly consistent	14.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Carolles:

The best conditions reported for surf at Carolles occur when a West-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-southeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Carolles (for consistent clean waves)?

februaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Carolles with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of February. Clean surfable waves are typically found 12% of the time in February while 53% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 35% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

12%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

53%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

35%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Carolles Location Map

Interactive Carolles surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Carolles is Pleurtuit (Dinard) Airport (DNR) in France, 42 km (26 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Carolles is Jersey Airport (JER) in England, 68 km (42 miles) away.

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Carolles Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 16:46 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06			Thu
ft, °F	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	5	5	4	5
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off

What does Carolles look like?

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Credit: Oscar F Preston

Tides at Carolles

Current tide and informaton

For Granville, 10 km from Carolles.

Next High Water: 11:08pm | 9.92m

Next Low Water: 06:08pm | 2.35m

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Carolles Sea Temperature

The water temperature (14.5 °C) at Carolles is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (13.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.