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Carteret surfForecast / Normandy / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 27 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
15.7° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Carteret today (27 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Carteret at 11PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
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 Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | |
56 | 53 | 51 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 13 | 25 | 22 | 38 | 83 | 90 | 89 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | on | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:17PM7.33m | 6:36AM7.41m | 6:58PM7.64m | 7:17AM7.66m | 7:36PM7.90m | 7:55AM7.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:57AM2.16m | 1:17PM1.97m | 1:41AM1.89m | 1:57PM1.79m | 2:19AM1.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 10:01 |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 |
29 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
 kJ | 56 | 53 | 51 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 25 | 22 | 38 | 83 | 90 | 89 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 9 | W 13 | W 12 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | W 11 | — | W 16 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 36 | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 11 | W 12 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | — | NNW 2 | — | — | N 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 35 | 35 | 58 | 133 | 35 | 35 | 61 | 155 | 241 | 155 | 241 | 241 | 249 | 219 | 219 | 219 | 145 | 145 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 26 |
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