Barneville-Carteret

Barneville-Carteret is an SSW-facing beach break in Normandy, France. It picks up swell from W, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 91% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the NNE: light winds or NNE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while SSW onshores chop it up.

Break

Beach

Faces

SSW (212°)

Best swell

W (259°–279°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

NNW to ENE offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

W (259.5° to 279.5°)

Offshore wind

NNE

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

None within 250 km

Cams

2