Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hourtin Plage today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hourtin Plage at 9PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Hourtin Plage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed night, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 32 | 18 | 16 | 82 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 29 | 59 | 124 | 114 | 124 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | on |
High Tide | 4:16PM3.57m | 4:37AM3.51m | 4:49PM3.82m | 5:08AM3.71m | 5:20PM4.02m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37AM1.04m | 10:05PM0.82m | 10:17AM0.75m | 10:42PM0.54m | 10:52AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 30 | 28 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 6 | — | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
1 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 18 | 10 | — | 19 | 20 | 25 | 29 | 59 | 124 | 114 | 124 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 5 | — | WNW 9 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 8 | — | 16 | — | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | NW 2 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 377 | 377 | 377 | 275 | 115 | 170 | 193 | 115 | 115 | 5 | 70 | 385 | 385 | 392 | 135 | 115 | 5 | 0 | 108 | 0 | 108 |
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