Carcans Plage surfForecast / Gironde / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 27 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 (27 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carcans Plage at 7PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (27 May)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (27 May)3ft (0.9m)11s

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 afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
278
202
198
167
150
136
133
104
106
104
104
77
75
55
51
47
47
32
27
30
46
103
60
59
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
0
NNE
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
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
High Tide
3:15PM3.45m
3:33AM3.52m
3:55PM3.56m
4:12AM3.56m
4:30PM3.64m
4:49AM3.58m
Low Tide
8:33AM0.84m
8:55PM0.85m
9:17AM0.75m
9:38PM0.73m
9:56AM0.67m
10:18PM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:38
9:39
9:40
9:42
Temp °C
26
28
29
30
29
28
26
25
28
30
32
32
30
28
25
22
22
23
21
20
19
18
18
17
26
27
27
29
28
28
25
25
29
29
29
29
29
26
24
21
21
22
20
20
19
18
18
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
SW
5
0.4
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
Energy kJ
278
202
198
167
150
136
133
104
106
104
104
77
75
55
51
47
47
32
27
8
46
103
60
59
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
W
15
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.3
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
Energy kJ
1
1
4
16
14
26
6
5
14
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.3
W
13
0.3
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
5
Energy kJ
2
30
15
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
2
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.5
W
6
0.6
W
8
Energy kJ
1
6
8
4
18
47
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
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
43
104
142
61
0
0
0
0
0
34
18
34
0
9
9
9
380
294
314
142
68
120
125
54
Best forecast wave conditions in Gironde
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
7
6
6
8
9
9
7
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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