Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carcans Plage today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carcans Plage at 2AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Carcans Plage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 11 | 26 | 78 | 119 | 352 | 346 | 253 | 258 | 253 | 287 | 319 | 386 | 386 | 386 | 386 | 394 | 394 | 386 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:01PM3.06m | 10:27AM2.97m | 11:11PM2.79m | 11:54AM2.79m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:40PM0.96m | 4:03AM1.15m | 4:33PM1.26m | 5:00AM1.43m | 5:42PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 11 | 26 | 78 | 88 | 352 | 346 | 253 | 258 | 253 | 287 | 319 | 386 | 386 | 386 | — | — | 394 | 386 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 119 | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 32 | 9 | 24 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 386 | 394 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 638 | 375 | 152 | 142 | 194 | 63 | 63 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 194 | 107 | 142 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 194 | 152 | 142 |
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