Carteret surfForecast / Normandy / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 24 Apr 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
12.3° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Carteret today?

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 9PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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
Period (s)
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.4
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
62
59
38
40
39
37
54
61
59
56
51
33
31
28
27
26
26
25
14
13
13
13
29
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
5
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:05PM6.67m
2:43AM6.71m
3:44PM6.39m
4:21AM6.67m
5:10PM6.66m
5:35AM7.04m
Low Tide
8:19AM2.26m
8:53PM2.80m
9:44AM2.57m
10:25PM2.92m
11:14AM2.46m
11:49PM2.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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6:56
6:54
6:52
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9:12
9:14
9:15
9:16
Temp °C
12
15
15
14
15
14
13
12
13
16
17
14
13
13
12
12
13
15
16
14
13
12
12
11
6
9
10
9
10
10
9
8
10
14
15
10
8
9
8
9
9
11
12
9
8
8
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.4
W
10
Energy kJ
69
62
59
38
40
39
37
54
61
59
56
51
33
31
28
27
26
26
25
14
13
13
13
29
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.1
W
10
0.2
W
10
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
7
4
3
2
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
2
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
2
0.2
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
58
51
47
32
28
19
11
1
3
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
145
145
59
30
12
12
30
12
12
12
12
12
30
30
30
30
219
61
219
236
194
194
194
219
Best forecast wave conditions in Normandy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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