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Carteret surfForecast / Normandy / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm 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
13.3° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Carteret today?
The current surf forecast for Carteret at 12AM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Evening (06 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 ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 9 | N 4 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | W 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 16 | W 15 | |
2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:46PM8.06m | 11:05AM7.67m | 11:20PM7.65m | 11:40AM7.22m | 11:58PM7.20m | 12:22PM6.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04PM1.62m | 5:25AM1.63m | 5:39PM2.00m | 6:03AM2.03m | 6:19PM2.39m | 6:47AM2.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:32 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 |
10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | W 9 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 3 | NE 5 | W 5 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | W 15 |
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 9 | W 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | W 6 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 9 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | — | — | W 9 | — | W 9 | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 16 | W 5 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 4 | N 3 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 3 | NE 5 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 236 | 239 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 651 | 651 | 220 | 666 | 236 | 236 | 205 | 234 | 219 | 241 | 254 | 575 | 488 | 528 | 575 | 240 | 269 | 235 | 230 |
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