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Carteret surfForecast / Normandy / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 17 Jan 2026 CET
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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
9.1° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Carteret today?

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 6PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)6ft (1.8m)15s
Afternoon (17 Jan)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (17 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
WNW
0.8
WNW
1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)151414131313121212111111111010101010111817161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1246106388070468356443928927620915114911210874747375852574045687681029
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
20
NE
15
E
15
SE
10
SE
10
ENE
10
E
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:14PM
7.44
7:30AM
7.89
7:50PM
7.85
8:05AM
8.32
8:24PM
8.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:41PM
1.88
1:56AM
1.81
2:19PM
1.41
2:32AM
1.41
2:54PM
1.02
3:07AM
1.11
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise--------8:55-------8:53-------
Sunset--5:37-------5:39-------5:40-----
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------1-----------------
Temp. °C88999999910101010999910101010999
Feels °C (?)347666566887666545555444
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