Carcans Plage surfForecast / Gironde / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 23 May 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
17.3° C
(Which is 1.3°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 10AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (23 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (23 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.3
W
16
0.5
W
15
0.6
W
14
0.8
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
289
277
272
272
229
220
252
210
212
181
177
164
125
125
122
92
88
64
61
61
43
110
144
243
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NE
15
NE
10
E
5
SE
5
WSW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:23AM3.16m
11:48PM3.44m
12:34PM3.15m
00:57AM3.41m
1:36PM3.22m
Low Tide
4:25AM0.77m
4:44PM1.01m
5:33AM0.92m
5:54PM1.10m
6:42AM0.96m
7:03PM1.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:35
9:36
9:37
Temp °C
27
25
22
22
24
25
28
27
24
24
22
23
27
30
31
29
29
27
25
27
30
32
32
30
25
24
21
22
24
24
27
26
23
24
23
24
27
28
29
29
29
26
22
24
27
30
31
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
14
Energy kJ
289
277
272
272
229
220
252
210
212
181
177
164
125
125
122
92
88
64
61
61
41
71
72
243
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.2
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.2
W
16
0.4
WNW
11
0.5
W
15
0.6
W
14
0.6
WNW
10
Energy kJ
4
6
2
1
1
1
1
1
21
38
110
144
71
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
17
0.2
W
11
0.3
W
16
Energy kJ
6
9
43
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
5
0.2
NNE
2
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
N
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
34
53
61
0
0
0
0
0
0
34
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gironde
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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