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Carteret surfForecast / Normandy / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 16 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
13.5° C
(Which is 1.4°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: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Carteret. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | W 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | |
28 | 43 | 62 | 40 | 40 | 54 | 60 | 64 | 64 | 73 | 96 | 133 | 468 | 505 | 416 | 147 | 107 | 106 | 133 | 121 | 88 | 63 | 128 | 86 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 8:17PM9.41m | 8:40AM9.50m | 9:01PM9.63m | 9:25AM9.54m | 9:45PM9.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:34PM0.45m | 2:58AM0.29m | 3:21PM0.29m | 3:45AM0.11m | 4:07PM0.35m | 4:33AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | — | 9:47 |
1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | — | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 7 | W 14 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 6 | W 7 | W 11 | WNW 9 |
 kJ | 6 | 1 | — | 6 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 41 | 73 | 96 | 133 | — | — | — | 147 | 107 | 106 | 133 | 121 | 32 | 31 | 57 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | — | W 9 | W 15 | — | — | W 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 14 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 7 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 15 | 69 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | 57 | 21 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | W 16 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 28 | 43 | 62 | 40 | 40 | 54 | 60 | 64 | 64 | — | 74 | 94 | 468 | 505 | 416 | 75 | 96 | 83 | 67 | 64 | 18 | 63 | 128 | 86 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 154 | 448 | 441 | 449 | 154 | 218 | 154 | 149 | 218 | 465 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 154 | 134 | 86 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 36 | 36 | 134 | 594 | 621 |
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