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Carteret surfForecast / Normandy / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 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
12.9° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Carteret today?
The current surf forecast for Carteret at 3AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Carteret. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Wed night, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | |
77 | 75 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 32 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross | |
High Tide | 7:31PM8.11m | 7:47AM8.29m | 8:06PM8.45m | 8:22AM8.53m | 8:39PM8.66m | 8:55AM8.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15AM1.31m | 2:31PM1.09m | 2:48AM1.06m | 3:02PM0.98m | 3:18AM0.93m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
 kJ | 77 | 75 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 27 | 24 | 12 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 32 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 20 | W 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | W 3 | — | — | — | W 7 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 7 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 18 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | W 15 | WNW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 31 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 22 | 21 | 4 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 3 | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | WSW 2 | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 285 | 237 | 229 | 193 | 47 | 43 | 94 | 66 | 57 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 221 | 219 | 219 | 226 | 89 | 87 | 155 | 35 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 154 | 224 | 233 | 218 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 30 |
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