Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carcans Plage today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Carcans Plage at 2AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Carcans Plage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 101 | 95 | 82 | 57 | 50 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 37 | 36 | 31 | 30 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 2:19AM2.77m | 2:44PM2.98m | 3:16AM2.97m | 3:33PM3.23m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:09PM1.51m | 7:41AM1.52m | 8:29PM1.35m | 8:49AM1.31m | 9:24PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 101 | 95 | 82 | 57 | 50 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 37 | 36 | 31 | 30 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NNE 4 | W 9 | W 13 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | N 4 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — | W 9 | NNE 4 | W 9 | — | WNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | 6 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | — | N 4 | NNW 4 | NE 2 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SSW 3 | SW 2 | W 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 97 | 117 | 307 | 93 | 39 | 23 | 261 | 357 | 410 | 471 | 375 | 357 | 357 |
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