Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hourtin Plage today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hourtin Plage at 10PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Hourtin Plage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 4 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
81 | 78 | 61 | 61 | 48 | 48 | 61 | 56 | 57 | 56 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:04PM4.13m | 8:24AM3.79m | 8:40PM3.81m | 8:58AM3.54m | 9:17PM3.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:01AM0.17m | 2:17PM0.31m | 2:40AM0.48m | 2:58PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 8 |
81 | 78 | 61 | 61 | 48 | 48 | 61 | 56 | 57 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 21 | 25 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 15 | 13 | — | — | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 32 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 11 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 135 | 236 | 236 | 135 | 144 | 135 | 147 | 135 | 304 | 236 | 304 | 223 | 135 | 70 | 5 | 0 | 696 | 688 |
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