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Carteret surfForecast / Normandy / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 14 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
13.7° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Carteret today?
The current surf forecast for Carteret at 7AM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Carteret. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, light winds from the NW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 8 | W 4 | |
428 | 339 | 262 | 293 | 262 | 364 | 222 | 212 | 183 | 164 | 57 | 39 | 51 | 34 | 34 | 21 | 29 | 51 | 56 | 35 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:23AM8.00m | 6:50PM8.33m | 7:10AM8.66m | 7:34PM8.96m | 7:55AM9.19m | 8:17PM9.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:32AM1.85m | 12:58PM1.30m | 1:24AM1.23m | 1:47PM0.80m | 2:12AM0.68m | 2:34PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:44 | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | NE 4 | — | — | W 8 | NNW 4 | N 4 | W 8 | W 7 |
 kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 222 | 212 | 183 | 164 | 57 | 39 | 51 | 34 | 34 | 21 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 7 | N 4 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | N 4 | — | NNE 4 | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | 428 | 339 | 262 | 293 | 262 | 364 | 13 | — | 5 | — | 19 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 51 | 56 | 35 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 218 | 218 | 145 | 138 | 708 | 935 | 218 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 218 | 218 | 26 | 218 | 218 | 219 | 218 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 254 | 154 |
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