
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carcans Plage today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Carcans Plage at 8PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Carcans Plage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1903 | 1699 | 1780 | 1981 | 1924 | 2454 | 3170 | 4122 | 5111 | 5783 | 4389 | 3671 | 3150 | 2653 | 2293 | 1901 | 1544 | 1240 | 1019 | 861 | 755 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:07PM3.95m | 4:28AM3.95m | 4:43PM4.14m | 5:03AM4.13m | 5:20PM4.24m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43AM0.46m | 10:06PM0.20m | 10:22AM0.19m | 10:43PM0.01m | 11:01AM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
1903 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4389 | 3671 | 3150 | 2653 | 2293 | 1901 | 1544 | 1240 | 1019 | 861 | 755 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1699 | 1780 | 1981 | 1924 | 2454 | 3170 | 4122 | 5111 | 5783 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 192 | 194 | 219 | 192 | 192 | 185 | 164 | 164 | 187 | 194 | 194 | 214 | 56 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 50 | 56 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
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