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Carteret surfForecast / Normandy / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 12 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
13.9° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Carteret today?
The current surf forecast for Carteret at 5PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Carteret. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue night, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | |
7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 33 | 78 | 179 | 330 | 500 | 607 | 637 | 572 | 482 | 428 | 288 | 279 | 233 | 218 | 223 | 196 | 113 | 78 | 43 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:11PM6.91m | 5:32AM7.30m | 6:04PM7.62m | 6:23AM8.00m | 6:50PM8.33m | 7:10AM8.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04AM2.38m | 11:34PM2.45m | 12:05PM1.86m | 00:32AM1.85m | 12:58PM1.30m | 1:24AM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | — | 9:43 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
 kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 223 | 196 | 113 | 78 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | W 12 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | N 5 | — | — | — | N 5 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 33 | 78 | 179 | 330 | 500 | 607 | 637 | 572 | 482 | 428 | 288 | 279 | 233 | 218 | 21 | — | — | — | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 442 | 442 | 442 | 536 | 546 | 442 | 553 | 553 | 709 | 891 | 1114 | 692 | 218 | 218 | 169 | 169 | 142 | 142 | 218 | 218 | 12 | 12 | 87 | 12 |
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