Carteret surfForecast / Normandy / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 21 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
13.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Carteret today?

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 6AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (21 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (21 May)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
13
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
653
488
403
333
266
240
184
181
141
130
162
165
233
233
189
185
178
165
168
131
125
125
125
125
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
E
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
S
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
NW
10
N
10
NE
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:19PM8.81m
11:49AM8.20m
00:12AM8.19m
12:46PM7.53m
1:12AM7.56m
1:55PM6.97m
Low Tide
6:15AM0.86m
6:37PM1.50m
7:10AM1.36m
7:34PM2.00m
8:11AM1.83m
8:37PM2.40m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:51
9:52
9:53
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
17
20
20
21
20
18
17
19
22
24
25
25
24
22
19
21
22
23
24
24
13
12
11
11
16
20
19
20
18
16
15
17
21
24
25
25
23
21
18
20
22
23
24
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
13
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
Energy kJ
653
488
403
333
266
240
184
181
141
130
162
165
233
233
189
185
178
165
168
131
125
125
125
125
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
Energy kJ
1
4
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.3
SSE
2
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
4
Energy kJ
2
3
3
3
1
5
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
21
12
21
21
21
12
12
12
21
12
12
36
21
21
12
12
21
12
36
21
35
26
26
12
Best forecast wave conditions in Normandy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
6
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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