Carcans Plage surfForecast / Gironde / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 20 May 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
17.2° C
(Which is 1.5°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 2AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (21 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (21 May)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
W
14
2.2
W
13
2.1
W
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.7
W
13
1.5
W
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1840
1760
1561
1269
1127
972
683
579
494
355
260
247
242
238
227
274
344
357
300
289
279
267
277
229
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
N
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
N
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:19PM3.94m
9:00AM3.52m
9:22PM3.73m
10:09AM3.29m
10:34PM3.54m
11:23AM3.16m
Low Tide
2:23AM0.27m
2:41PM0.60m
3:21AM0.54m
3:39PM0.83m
4:25AM0.77m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:31
9:32
9:34
9:35
Temp °C
17
17
18
17
17
17
20
26
28
27
26
25
24
23
25
29
31
29
27
26
24
23
24
28
15
14
15
15
15
15
18
24
25
24
24
24
23
21
24
29
28
27
25
25
22
22
23
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
W
14
2.2
W
13
2.1
W
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.7
W
13
1.5
W
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
Energy kJ
1840
1760
1561
1269
1127
972
683
579
494
355
260
247
242
238
227
274
344
357
300
289
279
267
277
229
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
53
61
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
0
0
0
0
0
23
Best forecast wave conditions in Gironde
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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