Carteret surfForecast / Normandy / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 CEST
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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
15.1° 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 7PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (26 May)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (26 May)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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)
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
103
104
103
101
98
63
61
61
58
56
53
51
33
33
32
32
31
17
15
14
14
14
14
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SE
25
ENE
15
ESE
15
SSE
10
SW
5
SE
10
SE
5
SW
5
W
10
NNE
15
E
15
ESE
10
SW
5
SW
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:29PM7.02m
5:50AM7.16m
6:17PM7.33m
6:36AM7.41m
6:58PM7.64m
7:17AM7.66m
Low Tide
11:32AM2.30m
00:03AM2.43m
12:30PM2.15m
00:57AM2.16m
1:17PM1.97m
1:41AM1.89m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:57
9:58
9:59
10:00
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
28
29
27
28
27
26
24
25
28
27
26
26
23
20
19
21
23
26
26
25
25
21
21
26
30
31
28
28
27
26
23
25
28
27
24
25
22
20
19
21
24
26
25
24
25
22
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
Energy kJ
103
103
104
103
101
98
63
61
61
58
56
53
51
33
33
32
32
31
17
15
14
14
14
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
3
0.2
ENE
4
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
4
0.1
W
15
Energy kJ
1
1
8
7
7
5
4
4
1
1
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
N
6
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
WSW
2
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
2
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.2
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
S
3
0.1
NE
5
0.2
WNW
2
Energy kJ
1
2
2
1
1
4
1
3
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
44
44
35
60
61
155
155
236
241
241
235
Best forecast wave conditions in Normandy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
6
7
7
7
9
9
6
7
6
6
9
9
7
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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