Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carcans Plage today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carcans Plage at 11AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Carcans Plage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:50AM4.05m | 7:07PM4.39m | 7:36AM3.96m | 7:53PM4.28m | 8:21AM3.81m | 8:39PM4.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:33PM0.03m | 1:05AM-0.11m | 1:18PM0.08m | 1:50AM0.02m | 2:03PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:46 | — | 9:45 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | W 10 | W 6 | W 8 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | SW 4 | W 11 | — | W 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 12 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 627 | 879 | 686 | 897 | 897 | 511 | 307 | 485 | 911 | 911 | 911 | 1519 | 1009 | 1008 | 686 | 916 | 1030 | 1104 | 1104 | 728 | 700 | 716 | ||
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