Carcans Plage Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.08° N 1.20° W

Carcans Plage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carcans Plage sea temperature is
25.2° C
3.4° 

Carcans Plage surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Light 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.4
NW
10
0.5
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
11
26
78
119
352
346
253
258
253
287
319
386
386
386
386
394
394
386
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
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
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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