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Carteret surfForecast / Normandy / France
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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
13.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Carteret today?
The current surf forecast for Carteret at 8AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Carteret. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Mon night, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | W 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | |
198 | 425 | 147 | 389 | 336 | 265 | 188 | 181 | 57 | 108 | 122 | 129 | 336 | 384 | 425 | 498 | 517 | 601 | 641 | 1748 | 1352 | 1127 | 875 | 653 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | |
High Tide | 9:25AM9.54m | 9:45PM9.59m | 10:11AM9.30m | 10:31PM9.30m | 10:58AM8.83m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45AM0.11m | 4:07PM0.35m | 4:33AM0.17m | 4:55PM0.60m | 5:23AM0.44m | 5:45PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:50 | — | |
— | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | — | WNW 12 | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 17 | WNW 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
198 | — | 147 | — | 336 | 265 | 188 | 181 | 31 | 24 | 55 | 129 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 90 | 302 | 1748 | 1352 | 1127 | 875 | 653 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 14 | WNW 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 33 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 12 | W 6 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 14 | — | — | — | — |
47 | 425 | 52 | 389 | 319 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 108 | 122 | 59 | 336 | 384 | 425 | 498 | 517 | 601 | 641 | 678 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 218 | 133 | 41 | 86 | 134 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 429 | 429 | 254 | 535 | 665 | 583 | 373 | 154 | 157 | 154 | 106 | 106 | 86 | 35 | 35 | 21 |
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