Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hourtin Plage today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hourtin Plage at 12AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hourtin Plage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 33 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 24 | 22 | 37 | 50 | 73 | 70 | 61 | 61 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 125 | 144 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:38PM4.16m | 5:08AM4.03m | 5:25PM4.41m | 5:52AM4.17m | 6:08PM4.54m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:30PM0.14m | 10:47AM0.19m | 11:18PM-0.10m | 11:32AM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 |
| kJ | 34 | 33 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 37 | 50 | 73 | 70 | 61 | 61 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 125 | 144 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 12 | W 11 | NW 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | WNW 12 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 46 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 10 | NNW 3 | W 9 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 236 | 213 | 81 | 45 | 45 | 5 | 5 | 304 | 304 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 367 | 135 | 124 | 124 |
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