Carteret surfForecast / Normandy / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 30 May 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
16.2° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Carteret today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Carteret at 6PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (30 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (30 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

Table - waves today at Carteret. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.6
W
12
0.9
W
12
1.2
W
12
1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.7
W
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.6
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
81
87
69
92
112
228
389
257
300
314
389
383
369
300
295
287
233
185
182
178
104
394
213
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SW
5
W
10
S
25
SSW
20
SW
30
W
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
8:12PM8.10m
8:31AM8.01m
8:47PM8.21m
9:06AM8.06m
9:21PM8.24m
Low Tide
2:34PM1.65m
2:54AM1.47m
3:09PM1.56m
3:29AM1.36m
3:44PM1.53m
4:05AM1.35m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:01
10:02
10:04
10:05
4
2
4
1
Temp °C
18
19
18
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
18
17
16
15
14
15
15
15
13
12
13
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
13
12
13
13
11
12
16
16
16
12
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
10
0.2
W
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.6
W
12
0.9
W
12
1.2
W
12
1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.7
W
10
Energy kJ
64
81
87
15
59
112
228
389
257
300
314
389
383
369
300
295
287
233
185
182
178
104
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
7
Energy kJ
5
4
58
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
NNW
2
0.7
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.9
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
12
0.6
SSW
3
1.4
WSW
10
1.6
W
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
69
92
28
23
15
9
8
166
177
7
394
213
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
169
169
218
146
135
138
145
146
146
218
136
149
134
36
36
36
36
38
35
35
21
36
36
218
Best forecast wave conditions in Normandy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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