
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carcans Plage today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carcans Plage at 9PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Carcans Plage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
93 | 84 | 105 | 102 | 49 | 62 | 60 | 44 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:22AM3.22m | 10:58PM3.20m | 11:44AM3.12m | 00:35AM3.11m | 1:20PM3.18m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:38PM0.91m | 5:13AM0.99m | 5:49PM1.03m | 6:28AM1.08m | 7:11PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 7 | W 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 10 | W 9 | NW 6 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 12 |
93 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 60 | 44 | 33 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | — | — | W 10 | NW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
9 | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | NW 12 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 6 |
— | 84 | 105 | 102 | 49 | 62 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 23 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 152 | 219 | 219 | 195 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 594 | 685 | 580 | 205 | 205 | 656 | 849 | 415 | 390 | 390 | 380 | 220 |
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