Carcans Plage surfForecast / Gironde / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 28 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
21.5° C
(Which is 4.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Carcans Plage today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carcans Plage at 10PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (28 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (28 May)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
W
13
0.4
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.5
W
13
0.7
W
13
1.1
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
104
78
77
75
55
50
47
47
32
27
30
46
72
60
85
82
78
100
131
125
88
168
356
Wind (km/h)
0
ENE
10
NW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
S
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:55PM3.56m
4:12AM3.56m
4:30PM3.64m
4:49AM3.58m
5:03PM3.69m
5:23AM3.59m
Low Tide
9:17AM0.75m
9:38PM0.73m
9:56AM0.67m
10:18PM0.62m
10:34AM0.62m
10:57PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:39
9:40
9:42
9:43
Temp °C
29
31
32
33
31
29
25
23
22
23
22
20
19
18
18
17
17
18
18
17
17
17
16
16
30
30
29
30
30
27
24
22
21
22
22
20
19
18
18
17
16
17
17
16
17
17
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.5
SW
5
0.4
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
W
13
1.1
W
12
Energy kJ
104
104
78
77
75
55
50
47
47
32
27
12
46
72
60
85
82
78
100
131
125
88
162
356
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
N
3
0.1
SW
5
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.2
W
15
0.3
W
14
0.5
W
13
0.7
W
13
0.8
WNW
9
Energy kJ
1
1
1
16
14
26
6
5
7
7
9
9
8
17
36
88
168
106
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
11
0.3
W
13
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
6
0.3
SW
4
0.1
W
16
Energy kJ
4
2
30
26
7
3
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
2
0.3
N
3
0.3
NE
2
0.2
ENE
2
0.4
SW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.3
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
3
0.9
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
8
12
3
4
6
3
3
1
2
138
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
Distance (km)
0
39
88
97
0
9
9
9
343
294
307
142
43
120
68
54
174
133
142
291
194
53
53
125
Best forecast wave conditions in Gironde
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
7
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
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