
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carcans Plage today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carcans Plage at 3PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Carcans Plage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | 33 | 33 | 36 | 114 | 137 | 121 | 113 | 113 | 86 | 72 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 55 | 143 | 396 | 367 | 333 | 317 | 311 | 306 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:28AM4.12m | 5:43PM4.42m | 6:04AM4.16m | 6:19PM4.38m | 6:38AM4.12m | 6:52PM4.21m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:11AM-0.00m | 11:37PM-0.15m | 11:50AM-0.09m | 00:13AM-0.12m | 12:27PM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
37 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 114 | 137 | 121 | 113 | 113 | 86 | 72 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 49 | 143 | 396 | 367 | 333 | 317 | 311 | 306 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
19 | 19 | 10 | 36 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 21 | 55 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 14 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | 2 | 24 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 0 | 142 | 107 | 152 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 292 | 142 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 152 | 142 | 70 |
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