
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carcans Plage today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carcans Plage at 2AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Carcans Plage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
946 | 828 | 656 | 548 | 522 | 444 | 422 | 349 | 343 | 280 | 270 | 206 | 206 | 260 | 291 | 366 | 387 | 408 | 497 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:14PM4.17m | 5:33AM4.06m | 5:46PM4.26m | 6:04AM4.14m | 6:19PM4.25m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:15PM0.01m | 11:28AM0.02m | 11:50PM-0.09m | 12:05PM-0.06m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 |
946 | 828 | 656 | 548 | 522 | 444 | 422 | 349 | 343 | 280 | 270 | 206 | 206 | 260 | 291 | 366 | 387 | 408 | 497 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 88 | 142 | 70 | 61 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 |
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