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Carteret surfForecast / Normandy / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 16 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
13.5° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Carteret today?
The current surf forecast for Carteret at 8AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Carteret. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 7 | W 7 | |
80 | 88 | 39 | 37 | 64 | 42 | 28 | 36 | 62 | 78 | 92 | 92 | 77 | 96 | 96 | 273 | 365 | 152 | 472 | 107 | 140 | 501 | 86 | 89 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 7:55AM9.19m | 8:17PM9.41m | 8:40AM9.50m | 9:01PM9.63m | 9:25AM9.54m | 9:45PM9.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:12AM0.68m | 2:34PM0.45m | 2:58AM0.29m | 3:21PM0.29m | 3:45AM0.11m | 4:07PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:46 | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 5 | NNW 4 | N 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | W 7 | WNW 14 | W 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | WNW 12 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | W 7 | W 7 |
 kJ | — | — | 39 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 92 | 69 | 96 | 96 | 273 | — | 152 | — | 107 | 140 | — | 86 | 89 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 5 | W 9 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | W 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 41 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | NW 6 | — | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | — | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 4 | W 12 | W 5 | W 12 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 11 | SW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 80 | 88 | — | 37 | 64 | 42 | 28 | 36 | 62 | 78 | 92 | — | 77 | 77 | 79 | 18 | 365 | 51 | 472 | 85 | 77 | 501 | 19 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 218 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 442 | 441 | 441 | 240 | 218 | 156 | 169 | 202 | 239 | 500 | 157 | 154 | 154 | 133 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 254 | 258 |
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