Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carcans Plage today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carcans Plage at 11PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Carcans Plage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed night, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 4 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 20 | 82 | 79 | 64 | 78 | 447 | 295 | 211 | 154 | 119 | 340 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:46PM3.74m | 5:05AM3.62m | 5:17PM3.94m | 5:35AM3.79m | 5:47PM4.09m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:41PM0.54m | 10:51AM0.50m | 11:15PM0.31m | 11:24AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 10 |
31 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 82 | 79 | 64 | — | — | — | 38 | 55 | 119 | 340 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 6 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 7 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 11 | — | — | — | WNW 10 | W 12 | WSW 7 | — |
— | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 8 | — | 12 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | 20 | 25 | 84 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 7 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | — |
— | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 26 | 41 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 2 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — |
8 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | 447 | 295 | 211 | 154 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 131 | 415 | 470 | 117 | 117 | 366 | 261 | 219 | 205 | 0 | 142 | 142 | 161 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 219 | 194 | 192 |
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