Le sémaphore et le phare - Cap de Carteret — Cap de carteret. Photo: JackyM59, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Carteret

Carteret is a town in Manche, France. From Carteret you can reach 5 surf spots and 1 sailing spot. The nearest is Pôle Nautique de Barneville-Carteret, a sailing spot 0.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 11 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is JER, 35 km away.

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Staying in Carteret

11 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: JER, 35 km, ACI, 48 km, GCI, 59 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Carteret.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Carteret each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 3 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Carteret too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Baubigny6.2 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

<1 ft0 kJ

<1 ft5 kJ

1 ft18 kJ

2 ft30 kJ

<1 ft2 kJ

2 ft29 kJ

1 ft27 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Baubigny, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	4, too small	under 1 ft3 s	0kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots, offshore	13°C
Tue 20Oct	2, too small	under 1 ft11 s	5kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 13 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	2, too small	1 ft11 smushy	18kJ	wind from the west, 25 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	4, too small	2 ft8 smushy	30kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 18 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	1, too small	under 1 ft13 s	2kJ	wind from the west, 32 knots	14°C
Sat 24Oct	4, too small	2 ft8 smushy	29kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 17 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	4, too small	1 ft8 smushy	27kJ	wind from the west, 16 knots	15°C

Becquerel Point19.7 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Flamanville, 2 kmIntermediate and up

1 ft1 kJ

1 ft9 kJ

1 ft14 kJ

2 ft47 kJ

<1 ft1 kJ

1 ft26 kJ

2 ft38 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Becquerel Point, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	1 ft3 smushy	1kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	3, too small	1 ft11 smushy	9kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	2, too small	1 ft12 smushy	14kJ	wind from the west, 22 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	2 ft8 smushy	47kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 15 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too small	under 1 ft13 s	1kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 30 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	8, too small	1 ft9 scrumbling	26kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 17 knots	13°C
Sun 25Oct	5, too small	2 ft8 smushy	38kJ	wind from the west, 14 knots	15°C

Cap de carteret2.5 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

1 ft0 kJ

1 ft13 kJ

1 ft41 kJ

2 ft63 kJ

<1 ft6 kJ

2 ft59 kJ

2 ft54 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cap de carteret, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	4, too small	1 ft3 s	0kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots, offshore	13°C
Tue 20Oct	3, too small	1 ft11 smushy	13kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 14 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	4, too small	1 ft11 smushy	41kJ	wind from the west, 27 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	2 ft8 smushy	63kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 20 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	1, too small	under 1 ft12 s	6kJ	wind from the west, 34 knots	14°C
Sat 24Oct	6, too small	2 ft9 smushy	59kJ	wind from the west, 19 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	6, too small	2 ft8 smushy	54kJ	wind from the west, 16 knots	15°C

Le Grand Large13 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Flamanville, 5 kmIntermediate and up

<1 ft0 kJ

<1 ft5 kJ

1 ft9 kJ

1 ft24 kJ

<1 ft1 kJ

1 ft14 kJ

1 ft22 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Le Grand Large, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	4, too small	under 1 ft3 s	0kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots, offshore	13°C
Tue 20Oct	2, too small	under 1 ft11 s	5kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 13 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	2, too small	1 ft12 s	9kJ	wind from the west, 25 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	3, too small	1 ft8 smushy	24kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 18 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too small	under 1 ft13 s	1kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 35 knots	14°C
Sat 24Oct	3, too small	1 ft8 smushy	14kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 17 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	3, too small	1 ft9 smushy	22kJ	wind from the west, 20 knots	15°C

Sciotot13.6 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Flamanville, 5 kmIntermediate and up

<1 ft0 kJ

<1 ft5 kJ

1 ft9 kJ

1 ft24 kJ

<1 ft1 kJ

1 ft14 kJ

1 ft19 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sciotot, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	4, too small	under 1 ft3 s	0kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	2, too small	under 1 ft11 s	5kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	2, too small	1 ft12 s	9kJ	wind from the west, 22 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	3, too small	1 ft8 smushy	24kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 15 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too small	under 1 ft13 s	1kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 30 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	3, too small	1 ft8 smushy	14kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 14 knots	13°C
Sun 25Oct	3, too small	1 ft9 smushy	19kJ	wind from the west, 14 knots	15°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Carteret, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Sailing near Carteret

Pôle Nautique de Barneville-Carteret 0.2 km · stays here

Places to eat near Carteret

MARNAGE RestaurantFrench · 0.1 km from the centre
Hôtel Restaurant Le Cap - Barneville CarteretSeafood · 0.6 km from the centre
May ManFrench · 1.7 km from the centre
Le TivoliPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
Paolo Pizzeria et Saveurs d'ItaliePizza · 0.1 km from the centre
Gare ô BurgerBurger · 0.2 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Carteret, France

About Carteret

Staying in Carteret

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Where it is

Surf within 20 km

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