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Carteret surfForecast / Normandy / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 30 May 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Carteret surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Carteret sea temperature is
16.2° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Carteret today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Carteret at 6PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Carteret. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 6 | |
64 | 81 | 87 | 69 | 92 | 112 | 228 | 389 | 257 | 300 | 314 | 389 | 383 | 369 | 300 | 295 | 287 | 233 | 185 | 182 | 178 | 104 | 394 | 213 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 8:12PM8.10m | 8:31AM8.01m | 8:47PM8.21m | 9:06AM8.06m | 9:21PM8.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:34PM1.65m | 2:54AM1.47m | 3:09PM1.56m | 3:29AM1.36m | 3:44PM1.53m | 4:05AM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
 | — | — | — | 10:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:04 | — | — | — | 10:05 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 14 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | — | — |
 kJ | 64 | 81 | 87 | 15 | 59 | 112 | 228 | 389 | 257 | 300 | 314 | 389 | 383 | 369 | 300 | 295 | 287 | 233 | 185 | 182 | 178 | 104 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 16 | W 15 | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 2 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 11 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | WSW 10 | W 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 69 | 92 | 28 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 166 | 177 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 394 | 213 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 169 | 218 | 146 | 135 | 138 | 145 | 146 | 146 | 218 | 136 | 149 | 134 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 21 | 36 | 36 | 218 |
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