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Carteret surfForecast / Normandy / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 26 Apr 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
12.5° 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 7PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Carteret. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon night, strong winds from the ENE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | |
26 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 41 | 36 | 59 | 57 | 53 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:10PM6.66m | 5:35AM7.04m | 6:09PM7.16m | 6:28AM7.51m | 6:54PM7.67m | 7:10AM7.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14AM2.46m | 11:49PM2.62m | 12:24PM2.07m | 00:51AM2.13m | 1:16PM1.65m | 1:37AM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | 9:20 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
11 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
 kJ | 26 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 36 | 59 | 57 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 15 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | 27 | 45 | 55 | 73 | 161 | 285 | 285 | 277 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 219 | 61 | 236 | 194 | 194 | 179 | 194 | 194 | 30 | 219 | 219 | 219 | 219 | 219 | 219 | 219 | 225 | 225 | 239 | 225 | 225 | 225 | 238 | 225 |
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