Hourtin Plage Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Gironde, France)

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Hourtin Plage Surf Guide

Hourtin Plage in Acquitaine is an exposed beach break that has dependable surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the east. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Best around low tide. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded

Hourtin Plage Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	5	consistent	17.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Hourtin Plage:

The best conditions reported for surf at Hourtin Plage occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

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What's the best time of year to surf Hourtin Plage (for consistent clean waves)?

octoberBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Hourtin Plage with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of October. Clean surfable waves are typically found 45% of the time in October while 49% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 6% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

45%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

49%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

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Interactive Hourtin Plage surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Hourtin Plage is Medis (Royan) Airport (RYN) in France, 45 km (28 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Hourtin Plage is Merignac (Bordeaux) Airport (BOD), also in France, 59 km (37 miles) away.

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Hourtin Plage Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 23:28 Local Time

m, °C	Tue	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	WNW	W	WNW	NW
Period (s)	9	5	9	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	on	cross- on	cross- on

Tides at Hourtin Plage

Current tide and informaton

For Hourtin Plage, 0 km from Hourtin Plage.

Next High Water: 07:42am | 3.31m

Next Low Water: 01:48am | 0.71m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Hourtin Plage Sea Temperature

The Hourtin Plage water temperature is reasonably warm (17.8 °C) but the air temperature will feel a few degrees cooler (11.0 °C). A good quality spring wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite