
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carcans Plage today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Carcans Plage at 1PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Carcans Plage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 3 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 30 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 77 | 46 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 40 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:20PM3.18m | 2:07AM3.22m | 2:39PM3.42m | 3:18AM3.46m | 3:42PM3.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:11PM0.99m | 7:47AM1.01m | 8:30PM0.78m | 8:58AM0.77m | 9:35PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 6 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
14 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | — | 13 | 7 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 1 | 46 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 40 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 6 | NW 12 | — | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | W 6 | W 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | W 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | — | 24 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 13 | NW 6 | — | W 9 | W 7 | W 7 | NNW 4 | W 6 | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 4 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NE 2 | — | SW 3 | — | NNW 6 | NW 10 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 77 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 628 | 818 | 431 | 468 | 390 | 316 | 205 | 9 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 638 | 291 | 291 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 111 | 219 | 195 | 205 |
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