Tide
Heights retain the vertical reference supplied by the source and are not an official hydrographic zero.
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Sea conditions
- Estimated surface11:00 AM
- ≈ 19.4 °C
- Waves
- 0.1 m
- Period
- 6.8 s
- Swell
- 0.1 m W
- Modelled current
- 1.2 km/h
Surface temperature · 24 h≈ 19.2 °C – 19.6 °C
19.4 °C
19.6 °C
19.5 °C
19.3 °C
19.3 °C
Local conditions
- Humidity
- 98 %
- UV
- 2.1
- Cloud cover
- 86 %
- Sunrise
- 07:51 AM
- Sunset
- 08:07 PM
Open‑Meteo forecast at the nearest grid point.
Documented local profile
Reviewed on 8/24/2026Estimated sand spaceindéterminéeindéterminée · indice 50/10050 %
Indice relatif calculé à partir du niveau marin modélisé. Une largeur en mètres nécessite un profil topographique Litto3D validé localement.
Open local profile ↗- Surface
- Sable fin et rochers
- Orientation
- Sud-sud-ouest
- Exposure
- Abritée par le cap, notamment des vents d'ouest
- Lifeguards
- Surveillance annoncée en juillet-août ; horaires à confirmer sur place
- Accessibility
- Tiralo indiqué au poste de secours en saison ; disponibilité à confirmer
- Parking
- Parking de la Potinière
Sun and shore orientation
September 21, 2026 · Estimated times · local time
Sunrise
Sun on the landward side
Sunset
Sun on the seaward side
Shore orientation : 203° · Open source
Estimated position for this date. Terrain, buildings and clouds may hide the sun; an unobstructed view has not been verified. Calculation method
Do you know this beach?
These answers come from visitors, not from a source we cite. They describe the place, not today's conditions.
Today’s windows
06:00 — 22:00 · select a row for details
family beach time10:00 AM – 01:00 PM
family beach time
Check first10:00 AM – 01:00 PM
Before you go
- A local timing difference is known for this model. The modelled tide chart and its countdown do not support activity windows here.
Confidence 0 % · rules coast-v3
Sources open-meteo-weather-2026092107
shore gathering10:48 AM – 01:48 PM
shore gathering
Check first10:48 AM – 01:48 PM
Before you go
- A local timing difference is known for this model. The modelled tide chart and its countdown do not support activity windows here.
Confidence 25 % · rules coast-v3
Sources open-meteo-weather-2026092107
coastal walk11:00 AM – 01:00 PM
coastal walk
Check first11:00 AM – 01:00 PM
Before you go
- A local timing difference is known for this model. The modelled tide chart and its countdown do not support activity windows here.
Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v3
Sources open-meteo-weather-2026092107
beach run12:00 PM – 01:30 PM
beach run
Check first12:00 PM – 01:30 PM
Before you go
- A local timing difference is known for this model. The modelled tide chart and its countdown do not support activity windows here.
Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v3
Sources open-meteo-weather-2026092107
photography01:00 PM – 03:00 PM
photography
Check first01:00 PM – 03:00 PM
Before you go
- A local timing difference is known for this model. The modelled tide chart and its countdown do not support activity windows here.
Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v3
Sources open-meteo-weather-2026092107
sunset02:00 PM – 03:30 PM
sunset
Check first02:00 PM – 03:30 PM
Before you go
- A local timing difference is known for this model. The modelled tide chart and its countdown do not support activity windows here.
Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v3
Sources open-meteo-weather-2026092107
Explore nearby
Beaches nearby
Nearby alternatives ranked from the information available in the catalogue.
Velvet · CC BY-SA 4.0Distance1.5 km
Plage De La Vieille Eglise, Manche
A very close alternative
Annual classification: Excellent
Distance1.5 km
Face Au Cd 130, Manche
A very close alternative
Annual classification: Excellent
Distance2.7 km
Face Au Cd 166, Manche
A very close alternative
Annual classification: Excellent
Distance3.8 km
Face Au Cd 132, Manche
A very close alternative
Annual classification: Excellent
Distance6.6 km
Face Au Cd 131, Manche
A very close alternative
Annual classification: Excellent
Distance7.0 km
Portbail Face Au Poste De Secours, Manche
A very close alternative
Annual classification: Excellent
Discovery score: distance, available annual classification and catalogue quality. It is neither real-time health advice nor a safety conclusion.
Seven-day tide
Modelled tidal range · source reference| Monday | Tuesday | 23 Wednesday | 24 Thursday | 25 Friday | 26 Saturday | 27 Sunday |
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The range is calculated from each day’s modelled heights. Heights retain the source reference and do not replace official times.
Tide calendarBrowse the month day by day with the modelled tidal range when available.Temperature over 48 hours
Updated at 09:45 AMModelled forecasts may change. Hourly values are spaced three hours apart; scroll to view all 48 hours.
The place in pictures
View on Google Maps ↗Real photographs of Carteret. They provide context but do not show current conditions.
Country profile
- Languages
- French
- Emergency
- General number 112Police 17Fire 18Ambulance 15
- Currency
- Euro
- Driving side
- right
Wikidata · CC0 · Retrieved on Sep 18, 2026
Sources and method
How to read the figures on this page, and what they do not say.
- Tide heights
- Heights retain the vertical reference supplied by the source and are not an official hydrographic zero.
- Sea temperature and conditions
- Temperature and conditions come from a limited-resolution coastal model, not an observation at the beach. Do not use for navigation or to conclude that bathing is safe.
- Beach characteristics
- These place characteristics are recorded from the linked sources. They describe the place, not current conditions.
Source & freshness
Données météo par Open-Meteo.comstale
Modelled data · weather
Method and source ↗Licence ↗Données marines par Open-Meteo.comFresh
Modelled data · waves
Method and source ↗Licence ↗Météo-France — Vigilance météorologique, Licence OuverteFresh
regulation · regulation
Method and source ↗Licence ↗EEA/WISE Bathing Water Quality 2025 et autorités nationales — classement annuel, pas un avis sanitaire actuelaging
Official catalogue · bathing
Method and source ↗Licence ↗Ville de Barneville-Carteret — fiche de la plage de CarteretFresh
Reviewed local profile · local_profile
Method and source ↗EOT20 — Hart-Davis et al. (2021), DGFI-TUM, CC BY 4.0static_harmonic_model
Modelled data · tide
Method and source ↗Licence ↗Préfecture de Manche — source officielleunknown
administrative_directory · administrative_directory
Method and source ↗Source de marée momentanément indisponible.
Marée indisponible : les activités restent inconnues.
Modelled data and this estimate do not replace an official source. Mareloa is not a navigation tool.