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Carteret surfForecast / Normandy / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 23 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
12.4° 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 12AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu night, light winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | |
34 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 42 | 69 | 62 | 59 | 38 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 61 | 59 | 56 | 51 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 1:19AM7.27m | 2:05PM6.67m | 2:43AM6.71m | 3:44PM6.39m | 4:21AM6.67m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37PM2.30m | 8:19AM2.26m | 8:53PM2.80m | 9:44AM2.57m | 10:25PM2.92m | 11:14AM2.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
 kJ | 34 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 42 | 69 | 62 | 59 | 38 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 61 | 59 | 56 | 51 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 7 | W 12 | N 7 | N 6 | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 12 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 2 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 2 | NE 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 77 | 88 | 71 | 76 | 76 | 73 | 52 | 40 | 40 | 32 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 234 | 226 | 226 | 226 | 145 | 139 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 219 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 61 |
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