Carcans Plage surfForecast / Gironde / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm 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
18.0° C
(Which is 1.8°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 9PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

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 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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)
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
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
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.3
W
16
0.4
WNW
15
0.6
W
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
272
229
220
208
210
214
181
177
164
125
125
94
92
94
69
61
61
43
71
144
243
286
282
431
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
NW
15
N
15
NE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
0
NW
10
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:23AM3.16m
11:48PM3.44m
12:34PM3.15m
00:57AM3.41m
1:36PM3.22m
1:57AM3.43m
Low Tide
4:44PM1.01m
5:33AM0.92m
5:54PM1.10m
6:42AM0.96m
7:03PM1.08m
7:43AM0.91m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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>
6:26
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:35
9:36
9:37
9:37
Temp °C
22
23
25
28
27
25
25
23
24
28
31
32
29
29
26
25
27
31
33
32
30
28
27
24
21
23
24
27
26
24
24
24
25
27
29
30
29
29
25
21
23
28
31
31
29
27
24
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
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
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
Energy kJ
272
229
220
208
210
214
181
177
164
125
125
94
92
94
69
61
61
41
65
144
243
286
282
431
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
W
16
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
Energy kJ
4
6
2
21
38
71
72
72
59
60
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)
0.2
SSW
5
Energy kJ
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
34
53
61
48
0
0
0
0
0
18
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gironde
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
7
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