Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carcans Plage today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 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 2AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Carcans Plage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | 13 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 31 | 16 | 151 | 51 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 100 | 142 | 111 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:12PM3.49m | 4:34AM3.43m | 4:46PM3.74m | 5:05AM3.62m | 5:17PM3.94m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05PM0.81m | 10:16AM0.75m | 10:41PM0.54m | 10:51AM0.50m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 5 | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 6 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
14 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 10 | — | 51 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 100 | 142 | 111 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 5 | WNW 9 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | W 12 | — |
1 | 13 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 16 | — | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | — | — | 3 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — | — | — |
9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 151 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 390 | 261 | 97 | 205 | 175 | 97 | 97 | 23 | 131 | 431 | 470 | 63 | 97 | 117 | 237 | 93 | 83 | 0 | 0 |
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