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Carteret surfForecast / Normandy / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 18 Feb 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
9.0° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Carteret today?

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 8AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (18 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (18 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
2.1
SSW
1.2
W
2.1
W
3.5
W
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.8
W
1.8
W
2.1
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
Period(s) (?)1312121212111161112991314141413121212111189
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)47535628522831933528232533812061820212145525613514035742587199912529097991084544747
Wind
(km/h)
30
ESE
45
ESE
25
SE
10
NE
15
ESE
30
SSE
45
S
45
SSW
30
S
25
WSW
45
WNW
40
WNW
45
NW
50
NW
45
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
25
W
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crossoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:05PM
8.57
8:19AM
9.10
8:38PM
9.03
8:52AM
9.47
9:12PM
9.31
9:27AM
9.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:46AM
0.73
3:05PM
0.26
3:18AM
0.42
3:37PM
0.04
3:50AM
0.29
4:10PM
0.04
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise----8:11-------8:10-------8:07---
Sunset------6:30-------6:31-------6:34-
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
496--592-153------------
Temp. °C56788101010988988899910109101111
Feels °C (?)-2-416551122-21-2-3-2012441254
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