Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carcans Plage today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carcans Plage at 8PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Carcans Plage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 31 | 28 | 84 | 18 | 15 | 25 | 22 | 63 | 124 | 118 | 127 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | off | on |
High Tide | 4:12PM3.49m | 4:34AM3.43m | 4:46PM3.74m | 5:05AM3.62m | 5:17PM3.94m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37AM1.03m | 10:05PM0.81m | 10:16AM0.75m | 10:41PM0.54m | 10:51AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
3 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 28 | — | 18 | 15 | 25 | 22 | 63 | 124 | 118 | 127 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | W 5 | W 6 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 10 | — | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 390 | 390 | 390 | 261 | 97 | 152 | 175 | 97 | 97 | 23 | 88 | 398 | 375 | 382 | 117 | 97 | 23 | 0 | 125 | 0 | 125 |
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