Carcans Plage surfForecast / Gironde / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 24 Apr 2026 CEST
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Carcans Plage surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Carcans Plage sea temperature is
16.3° C
(Which is 3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Carcans Plage today?

The current surf forecast for Carcans Plage at 5AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)10s

Table - waves today at Carcans Plage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
8
0.4
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
41
127
123
112
110
73
76
79
72
71
79
81
75
71
69
65
41
41
40
39
37
36
22
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
0
W
0
SSE
5
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NE
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:46AM3.02m
00:17AM3.28m
1:09PM3.07m
1:33AM3.39m
2:15PM3.24m
Low Tide
4:38AM0.93m
5:04PM1.19m
6:01AM1.05m
6:28PM1.22m
7:23AM0.98m
7:44PM1.08m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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7:05
7:03
7:01
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9:00
9:01
9:02
Temp °C
16
14
13
16
21
18
16
16
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
18
21
18
12
9
9
12
19
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
13
13
14
14
15
15
15
16
15
15
18
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
8
0.4
W
8
Energy kJ
41
41
127
123
112
110
73
76
79
72
71
79
81
75
71
69
65
41
41
40
39
37
36
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
12
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
W
5
0.3
W
5
0.3
W
4
0.2
W
4
Energy kJ
12
26
4
8
13
12
8
8
8
7
4
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
Energy kJ
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
WSW
5
0.5
W
5
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
N
3
Energy kJ
2
3
2
8
13
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
9
0
0
0
0
34
125
120
120
120
120
93
104
142
125
0
0
9
9
9
93
161
295
295
Best forecast wave conditions in Gironde
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
8
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