Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hourtin Plage today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hourtin Plage at 6AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Hourtin Plage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 20 | 133 | 117 | 130 | 128 | 186 | 179 | 186 | 245 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:58AM3.54m | 9:17PM3.45m | 9:36AM3.27m | 10:01PM3.11m | 10:27AM3.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40AM0.48m | 2:58PM0.62m | 3:21AM0.82m | 3:43PM0.96m | 4:06AM1.15m | 4:36PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 8 | NW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 133 | 117 | 51 | 128 | 186 | 179 | 186 | 245 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 7 | NW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 4 | W 8 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 11 | NW 6 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 13 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 130 | 38 | — | — | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | W 11 | NW 7 | W 14 | WNW 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 16 | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 18 | 5 | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 144 | 296 | 252 | 304 | 688 | 437 | 377 | 367 | 367 | 377 | 377 | 367 | 322 | 328 | 176 | 135 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 81 | 212 | 211 | 124 |
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