
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carcans Plage today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carcans Plage at 7PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Carcans Plage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
41 | 39 | 39 | 94 | 77 | 126 | 220 | 200 | 160 | 237 | 312 | 373 | 394 | 410 | 284 | 521 | 460 | 460 | 372 | 298 | 263 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:55PM3.66m | 8:06AM3.54m | 8:25PM3.34m | 8:37AM3.27m | 9:00PM3.01m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:41PM0.33m | 1:59AM0.54m | 2:19PM0.63m | 2:37AM0.87m | 3:01PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 12 | SW 5 | WNW 11 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
41 | 39 | 39 | 27 | 7 | 40 | 220 | 200 | 160 | 237 | 312 | 373 | 394 | 410 | 284 | 521 | 460 | 460 | 372 | 298 | 263 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 4 | — | SW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | WNW 13 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
23 | 21 | 20 | 1 | — | 9 | 38 | 62 | 94 | — | — | 18 | — | 117 | 196 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 3 | 12 | 14 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 9 | NW 5 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 94 | 77 | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 152 | 337 | 1319 | 163 | 163 | 125 | 9 | 63 | 107 | 107 | 152 | 152 | 61 | 61 | 56 | 61 | 53 | 107 | 107 | 174 |
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