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Carteret surfForecast / Normandy / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 15 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
13.6° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Carteret today?
The current surf forecast for Carteret at 7AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
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 Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 14 | W 7 | WNW 13 | |
153 | 146 | 75 | 67 | 50 | 49 | 33 | 21 | 72 | 78 | 47 | 20 | 8 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 41 | 71 | 97 | 98 | 170 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 7:10AM8.66m | 7:34PM8.96m | 7:55AM9.19m | 8:17PM9.41m | 8:40AM9.50m | 9:01PM9.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24AM1.23m | 1:47PM0.80m | 2:12AM0.68m | 2:34PM0.45m | 2:58AM0.29m | 3:21PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 15 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
 kJ | 153 | 146 | 75 | 67 | 50 | 49 | 33 | — | — | — | 6 | 20 | 8 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 41 | 70 | 97 | 98 | 170 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | W 8 | — | — | — | WNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 6 | — | — | — | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 7 | W 9 | — | — | W 9 | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 5 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 5 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 17 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 72 | 78 | 47 | — | 8 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 41 | 71 | 74 | 91 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 87 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 543 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 406 | 442 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 41 | 218 | 239 | 550 | 239 | 154 |
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