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Carteret surfForecast / Normandy / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 12 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
9.2° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Carteret today?

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 1AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (13 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (13 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.6
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
1.6
S
0.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)12121211111111111111111111111111141313131212521
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1122997776747556485418426553482418377319192146149138280215209146103152454
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
35
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
NNE
10
ESE
10
ESE
20
S
15
SW
10
WSW
25
W
25
SW
35
SSW
40
S
40
S
45
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		glassoffcross-
off		crosscross-
on		ononcross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:26PM
6.26
3:08AM
6.22
3:44PM
6.10
4:20AM
6.27
4:53PM
6.24
5:21AM
6.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:36PM
3.00
9:14AM
3.21
9:48PM
3.22
10:42AM
3.20
11:18PM
3.12
12:02PM
2.88
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise------8:59-------8:57-------8:56-
Sunset5:30-------5:31-------5:34-------
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light rain
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1111101011111091010101099891010987889
Feels °C (?)67566732566787556742-10-10
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