Carcans Plage surfForecast / Gironde / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 28 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
21.5° C
(Which is 4.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Carcans Plage today (29 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Carcans Plage at 1AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (29 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (29 May)1ft (0.3m)13s

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 Thu night, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
W
13
0.4
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
W
13
1.3
W
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
77
75
55
50
47
47
32
27
30
46
103
60
59
114
78
100
131
125
141
212
505
569
647
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
NW
15
NW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:55PM3.56m
4:12AM3.56m
4:30PM3.64m
4:49AM3.58m
5:03PM3.69m
5:23AM3.59m
Low Tide
9:38PM0.73m
9:56AM0.67m
10:18PM0.62m
10:34AM0.62m
10:57PM0.54m
11:11AM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:39
9:40
9:42
9:43
Temp °C
31
32
31
28
25
24
22
24
22
20
19
18
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
29
30
30
26
24
23
21
23
22
20
19
18
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.5
SW
5
0.4
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.5
W
13
0.9
WNW
9
1.3
W
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
Energy kJ
78
77
75
55
50
47
47
32
27
12
46
103
60
59
114
78
100
131
125
88
138
505
569
647
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
N
3
0.1
SW
5
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
5
0.4
WNW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.2
W
15
0.3
WSW
4
0.5
W
13
0.8
W
13
Energy kJ
2
1
1
16
14
26
6
5
8
7
15
17
17
3
92
212
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
11
0.3
W
13
0.4
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.1
W
16
0.3
W
14
Energy kJ
5
4
2
30
26
7
7
5
36
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
NE
2
0.2
ENE
2
0.4
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.4
SW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.9
WNW
9
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
6
15
4
5
6
6
7
6
4
141
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
Distance (km)
88
34
0
9
9
9
343
294
314
142
68
120
142
54
174
254
336
125
238
53
53
61
125
152
Best forecast wave conditions in Gironde
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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