
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hourtin Plage today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hourtin Plage at 4AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Hourtin Plage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 38°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
56 | 55 | 52 | 44 | 41 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 64 | 107 | 123 | 54 | 50 | 49 | 38 | 28 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:21AM3.66m | 3:47PM3.85m | 4:21AM3.86m | 4:43PM4.11m | 5:15AM4.03m | 5:34PM4.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:08AM0.60m | 9:42PM0.37m | 10:06AM0.39m | 10:38PM0.11m | 10:59AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:50 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 25 | 31 | 37 | 38 | 34 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 35 | 37 | 32 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 12 | W 4 | W 11 |
56 | 55 | 52 | 44 | 41 | 26 | 25 | 25 | — | 15 | 123 | 54 | 27 | 49 | 38 | 28 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 6 | WNW 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | W 12 | W 8 | W 11 | W 8 |
4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 12 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 2 | E 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | N 3 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
— | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 64 | 107 | — | 35 | 50 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 186 | 29 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 385 | 213 | 213 | 16 | 29 | 186 | 236 | 236 | 239 | 147 | 418 | 418 | 329 | 427 | 542 | 625 |
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