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Carteret surfForecast / Normandy / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 05 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
13.0° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Carteret today?
The current surf forecast for Carteret at 9AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Carteret. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 5 | W 7 | W 10 | W 6 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | |
7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 10:32AM8.08m | 10:46PM8.06m | 11:05AM7.67m | 11:20PM7.65m | 11:40AM7.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51AM1.29m | 5:04PM1.62m | 5:25AM1.63m | 5:39PM2.00m | 6:03AM2.03m | 6:19PM2.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:31 | — |
1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | W 8 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | — | W 6 | W 6 |
 kJ | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 8 | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 5 | — | W 10 | — | W 8 | W 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 3 | ENE 4 | E 3 | E 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 219 | 219 | 236 | 236 | 241 | 235 | 235 | 241 | 249 | 249 | 648 | 648 | 219 | 219 | 575 | 236 | 205 | 205 | 219 | 241 | 575 | 597 | 488 | 528 |
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