Carcans Plage surfForecast / Gironde / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 18 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
17.2° C
(Which is 1.7°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 11AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (18 May)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (18 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
0
1
2
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
10
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.5
W
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
2.1
W
14
2.2
W
14
2.1
W
13
2
W
13
1.9
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
444
828
766
730
634
539
530
422
394
325
313
358
423
414
355
355
432
512
577
1657
1813
1609
1421
1269
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
SSE
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:33PM4.25m
7:04AM4.02m
7:23PM4.13m
7:59AM3.79m
8:19PM3.94m
Low Tide
12:10PM0.00m
00:38AM-0.12m
12:58PM0.14m
1:29AM0.04m
1:48PM0.35m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:30
9:30
9:31
9:32
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
18
19
20
20
20
11
12
11
11
12
13
13
10
11
11
12
13
13
14
15
13
13
14
15
16
16
16
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
10
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.5
W
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
2.1
W
14
2.2
W
14
2.1
W
13
2
W
13
1.9
WNW
13
Energy kJ
444
828
766
730
634
539
530
422
394
325
313
358
423
414
355
355
432
512
577
1657
1813
1609
1421
1269
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.2
W
18
0.4
W
17
1
W
14
Energy kJ
104
68
5
5
4
4
4
25
89
361
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
19
0.2
W
14
0.6
W
16
Energy kJ
7
16
195
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
4
Energy kJ
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
107
53
53
53
193
53
0
50
11
40
56
219
219
218
53
53
97
53
40
53
104
34
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gironde
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
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