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Carteret surfForecast / Normandy / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 28 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
15.7° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Carteret today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Carteret at 9PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 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 (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 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 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | |
32 | 31 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 13 | 25 | 22 | 38 | 83 | 68 | 83 | 83 | 51 | 59 | 110 | 228 | 271 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-off | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 6:58PM7.64m | 7:17AM7.66m | 7:36PM7.90m | 7:55AM7.87m | 8:12PM8.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:17PM1.97m | 1:41AM1.89m | 1:57PM1.79m | 2:19AM1.65m | 2:34PM1.65m | 2:54AM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:01 | — | — | — | 10:02 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 |
 kJ | 32 | 31 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 25 | 22 | 38 | 83 | 68 | 83 | 83 | 51 | 50 | 58 | 228 | 271 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | W 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | — | — | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 13 | W 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 15 | 59 | 110 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 14 | W 11 | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | NW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 61 | 221 | 219 | 241 | 241 | 219 | 249 | 219 | 219 | 26 | 145 | 169 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 26 | 215 | 154 | 138 | 134 | 142 |
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