Carcans Plage surfForecast / Gironde / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026 CEST
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Carcans Plage surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Carcans Plage sea temperature is
17.0° C
(Which is 3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Carcans Plage today?

The current surf forecast for Carcans Plage at 8PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

Table - waves today at Carcans Plage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
12
0.5
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.7
WNW
15
0.7
WNW
15
0.8
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
W
11
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
134
132
181
234
225
276
273
273
269
281
257
286
277
294
151
138
96
87
93
79
73
47
47
64
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
E
10
SE
10
WNW
15
N
5
N
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
W
10
S
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:58PM3.85m
5:13AM3.88m
5:28PM3.89m
5:44AM3.84m
5:56PM3.87m
6:13AM3.75m
Low Tide
10:28AM0.37m
10:44PM0.35m
11:02AM0.32m
11:20PM0.29m
11:35AM0.34m
11:55PM0.30m
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:54
6:52
6:50
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9:07
9:08
9:10
9:12
1
2
5
1
1
2
4
7
Temp °C
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
14
17
19
19
21
17
15
14
14
18
21
18
15
15
15
15
14
15
16
15
16
16
17
15
13
17
18
17
21
14
11
10
10
15
19
17
14
15
14
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
WNW
15
0.7
WNW
15
0.8
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
W
11
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.5
SW
4
0.5
WNW
11
Energy kJ
134
125
118
234
225
276
273
273
269
281
257
286
277
294
151
138
96
84
93
79
73
47
9
64
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
17
0.5
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.3
N
3
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
SW
4
Energy kJ
57
132
181
116
84
84
88
82
82
82
57
2
98
57
82
87
51
32
31
30
47
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
10
0.2
WNW
3
Energy kJ
17
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
2
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SSW
2
0.3
SSW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.6
WSW
4
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
15
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
39
53
53
53
0
0
0
0
0
39
61
0
11
11
11
11
54
175
40
164
11
194
41
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gironde
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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