Carteret surfForecast / Normandy / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 17 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
11.9° 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 9PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)13121212121212111111111111101010101091010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)534493480538617617529441410345338332326270210161158120876567484848
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:23AM
9.44
8:44PM
9.59
9:02AM
9.81
9:22PM
9.84
9:42AM
9.87
10:02PM
9.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:03PM
0.08
3:22AM
0.07
3:42PM
-0.09
4:01AM
-0.08
4:22PM
0.01
4:42AM
0.04
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-------7:09-------7:07-------7:05
Sunset---9:01-------9:02-------9:05----
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C12131514131110101010101011101091011111010988
Feels °C (?)891312118766566877556555432
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