Carteret surfForecast / Normandy / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 25 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 5AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.4
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
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
37
54
61
59
56
51
33
31
28
27
26
26
25
14
13
13
13
29
25
24
22
21
21
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:43AM6.71m
3:44PM6.39m
4:21AM6.67m
5:10PM6.66m
5:35AM7.04m
6:09PM7.16m
Low Tide
9:44AM2.57m
10:25PM2.92m
11:14AM2.46m
11:49PM2.62m
12:24PM2.07m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
6:54
6:52
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9:14
9:15
9:16
Temp °C
15
14
13
14
16
17
14
13
13
12
12
13
15
16
14
14
13
12
12
13
15
15
14
14
10
9
9
11
14
15
11
8
9
8
9
10
12
12
9
10
9
9
9
9
11
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
Energy kJ
39
37
54
61
59
56
51
33
31
28
27
26
26
25
14
13
13
13
29
25
24
22
21
21
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.1
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
Energy kJ
1
10
7
7
3
2
8
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
5
0.3
E
3
0.2
ESE
2
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
2
0.2
ENE
2
0.2
E
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NNE
2
0.2
NNE
2
Energy kJ
19
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
3
5
2
1
1
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)
12
30
12
12
12
12
12
30
30
30
30
219
61
234
194
194
179
194
219
30
219
219
219
219
Best forecast wave conditions in Normandy
Rating
(10 max)
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
8
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
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