plage de La Potinière
Metropolitan France, France
- Free parking
Today’s timelapseToday at a glance
Calmest: 4 pm to 7 pm, sunset 7:01 pm0.9
78 km/h48 mph wind, Poor
0.9
70 km/h44 mph wind, Poor
1.0
72 km/h45 mph wind, Poor
1.0
65 km/h40 mph wind, Poor
1.0
62 km/h38 mph wind, Poor
1.0
63 km/h39 mph wind, Poor
1.2
59 km/h36 mph wind, Poor
1.3
58 km/h36 mph wind, Poor
1.5
62 km/h39 mph wind, Poor
1.5
54 km/h33 mph wind, Poor
1.3
52 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
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Forecast, hour by hour
Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 14°C58°F
- Water
- 15°C59°F
- Wind
- 7245 km/hmph SSW
- Gusts
- 10968 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.8 m6 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 85%
- Sunset
- 7:01 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 1 pm, -2.7 m9 ft
- High 6 pm, 3.2 m10 ft
- Low 1 am, -3.8 m13 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sun4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 52 km/h32 mph, rain 76%
- Mon3.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 44 km/h27 mph, rain 48%
- Tue3.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 50 km/h31 mph, rain 74%
- Wed4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 21%
- Thu5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 3%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
About plage de La Potinière
Plage de La Potinière is a sandy beach located in Carteret, France. It is 908 meters long and has an area of 106,353 square meters. The nearest airport is Aéroport de Cherbourg-Manche, 39 kilometers away, and there are 8 free parking areas within 500 meters.
Potinière Beach
Potinière Beach, long known as Carteret Beach, is a beach of fine sand and rocks located in Barneville-Carteret on the Côte des Isles in the Manche department.
Machine translation into English of the lead of “Plage de la Potinière” on French Wikipedia (authors, revision used). The translation is machine-made and may contain errors; the text may have been shortened. This translation is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, like the original. Retrieved Oct 23, 2026. Read the original in French · Data sources
Facilities
- Restrooms130 m420 ft away
- Drinking water140 m460 ft away
- Parking8 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 110 m370 ft. Listed as free
- Food and drink12 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 230 m750 ft
- Picnic tables450 m0.3 mi away
- Boat ramp160 m510 ft away
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 920 m0.6 miCarteret (village)
- Nearest airport
- 39 km24 miAéroport de Cherbourg-Manche (CER)
Nearby places
- La PotinièreFood and drink230 m750 ft
- L'ÉscaleSandwich310 m0.2 mi
- Le CapFrench350 m0.2 mi
- Le RusselFood and drink390 m0.2 mi
- Le P'tit ClapotFood and drink470 m0.3 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Plage de la Vieille église1.3 km0.8 mi north-west away1.5 Poor later
- Barneville-Carteret2.5 km1.5 mi north-west away1.5 Poor later
- Grande Plage de Barneville à Portbail3.3 km2.0 mi east away1.4 Poor later
- Plage de l'Anse de Sciotot14 km8.8 mi north away2.0 Poor later
- plage de Sciotot14 km8.8 mi north away2.0 Poor later