Carteret surfForecast / Normandy / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 CEST
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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
13.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Carteret today?

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 12AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (22 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (22 May)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri night, min 17°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
240
184
181
141
130
162
165
233
233
189
185
175
165
168
131
125
125
127
127
92
92
92
92
62
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
E
15
E
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
5
W
10
S
10
W
10
NW
10
N
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:12AM8.19m
12:46PM7.53m
1:12AM7.56m
1:55PM6.97m
2:25AM7.07m
Low Tide
6:37PM1.50m
7:10AM1.36m
7:34PM2.00m
8:11AM1.83m
8:37PM2.40m
9:16AM2.17m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:51
9:52
9:53
9:54
Temp °C
19
20
21
20
18
17
18
21
24
26
26
23
22
18
21
21
23
24
22
22
22
22
22
24
19
19
20
19
17
16
17
20
24
26
26
22
22
19
21
22
23
25
23
22
21
21
22
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
9
Energy kJ
240
184
181
141
130
162
165
233
233
189
185
175
165
168
131
125
125
127
127
92
92
92
92
62
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.2
NNW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
S
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
NNE
2
0.2
NNE
3
Energy kJ
1
3
5
3
3
2
3
1
1
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
12
12
12
21
12
12
35
21
21
12
12
12
21
12
21
15
30
21
12
12
12
12
12
12
Best forecast wave conditions in Normandy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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