Carteret surfForecast / Normandy / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 18 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
13.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Carteret today?

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 11PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)--
Afternoon (18 May)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (18 May)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
W
11
1.2
SSW
5
1.5
SSW
5
1.6
SSW
6
1.7
WSW
8
1.2
W
9
1.5
WSW
9
1.7
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.8
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
9
2.2
W
9
2.3
W
14
2.1
W
14
1.9
W
13
1.7
W
13
1.5
W
13
1.4
W
13
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
265
194
181
57
108
160
413
225
329
442
494
528
612
845
2095
1647
1275
986
747
653
497
403
333
266
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
35
S
40
S
40
SSW
35
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
9:45PM9.59m
10:11AM9.30m
10:31PM9.30m
10:58AM8.83m
11:19PM8.81m
11:49AM8.20m
Low Tide
4:07PM0.35m
4:33AM0.17m
4:55PM0.60m
5:23AM0.44m
5:45PM1.01m
6:15AM0.86m
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:46
9:47
9:50
9:51
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
12
12
12
13
14
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
17
8
9
7
5
5
6
8
10
8
8
8
6
7
7
8
11
12
13
14
14
13
12
13
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
6
0.9
W
6
1
W
8
1
W
9
1.2
W
9
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.2
W
17
0.4
WNW
16
2.1
W
14
1.9
W
13
1.7
W
13
1.5
W
13
1.4
W
13
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
Energy kJ
265
194
181
42
65
110
153
225
4
4
24
90
1647
1275
986
747
653
497
403
333
266
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.1
W
13
0.3
WNW
13
Energy kJ
37
12
3
35
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.7
SSW
4
1.2
SSW
5
1.5
SSW
5
1.6
SSW
6
1.7
WSW
8
0.8
SSW
5
1.5
WSW
9
1.7
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.8
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
9
2.2
W
9
2.3
W
14
Energy kJ
3
4
11
57
108
160
413
25
329
442
494
528
612
845
2095
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
5
5
5
4
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
36
36
36
376
524
429
429
429
149
373
429
429
254
154
154
329
71
86
36
21
12
12
21
21
Best forecast wave conditions in Normandy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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