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David agarrando el canto en OriƱon, Playa de Orinon

10:24 am 26 Aug 2011

romain farthouat at home by paco, La Salie

8:39 am 14 Apr 2009


Carcans Plage ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.5
Consistency of surf: 4.0
Difficulty level: 1.0
Wind and kite surfing: 4.0
Crowds: 3.5

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Carcans Plage Surf Forecast / France – Gironde / France

2 – 7 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 12 pm Sunday 03 Jun 2012

Carcans Plage surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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Largest waves (m) & direction (?) 0.9
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Max-energy 167 122 205 149 84 115 305 606 416 546 449 345 2097 3677 2043 988 563 262
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Key to wind character - offshore winds at Carcans Plage blow from the E
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Today's Carcans Plage sea temperature is 17.5 °C (Statistics for 03 Jun 1981-2005 - mean: 17.3 max: 19.2 min: 15.1 °C)

Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm air temperatures (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm air temperatures (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri morning).
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Summary clear clear clear clear some clouds rain shwrs some clouds some clouds some clouds clear some clouds rain shwrs some clouds clear clear clear clear some clouds
Rain (mm) - - - - - 2 - - - - - 2 - - - - - -
High °C 17 17 15 20 22 19 19 18 16 27 26 18 18 18 16 18 18 16
Low °C 16 16 14 17 20 15 17 17 16 21 21 16 18 17 16 17 17 15
Chill °C (?) 16 16 14 20 22 19 19 18 16 27 26 18 17 17 15 17 18 16
Sunrise 5:18 - - 5:18 - - 5:18 - - 5:18 - - 5:18 - - 5:16 - -
Sunset - 20:46 - - 20:47 - - 20:47 - - 20:49 - - 20:50 - - 20:50 -
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Carcans Plage is 37 km (23 miles) from Pauillac. If you plan a holiday in Acquitaine, look for hotels and other accommodation in Pauillac. Pauillac has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.