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Cap de carteret, France

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Also within 20 km of Carteret

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

About Cap de carteret

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces SW (246°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (66°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 3.3 km out (1 in 333). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 9°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 19°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Carteret, 2.5 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 16 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to JER, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB).

    See flights ORD → JER · Skyscanner from about £395 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 55 min from the airport to Cap de carteret.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in CarteretAd

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Carteret · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Carteret · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Cap de carteret on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct61 ft9 s4kJ13°C
Mon 19Oct51 ft3 smushy1kJ13°C
Tue 20Oct21 ft11 smushy13kJ15°C
Wed 21Oct21 ft11 smushy22kJ14°C
Thu 22Oct92 ft8 smushy40kJ15°C
Fri 23Oct11 ft12 smushy10kJ13°C
Sat 24Oct52 ft9 smushy47kJ13°C
Sun 25Oct21 ft10 smushy24kJ14°C
Mon 26Oct62 ft9 smushy55kJ14°C
Tue 27Oct21 ft11 smushy11kJ16°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to JER, changing at DUB, then 55 min by road. About 16h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to JER, changing at DUB, then 55 min by road. About 16h 40 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Carteret each day: Baubigny, Cap de carteret.

The trip from Carteret, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,065–£1,995 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to JER, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£395–£820
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£55–£95
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£255–£425
Food7 days eating out£240–£445
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£85–£145
Total£1,065–£1,995

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Carteret

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

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