
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hourtin Plage today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hourtin Plage at 3PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 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 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 34 | 33 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 22 | 37 | 50 | 73 | 70 | 61 | 61 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 120 | 123 | 144 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:38PM4.16m | 5:08AM4.03m | 5:25PM4.41m | 5:52AM4.17m | 6:08PM4.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:57AM0.47m | 10:30PM0.14m | 10:47AM0.19m | 11:18PM-0.10m | 11:32AM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 6 | WNW 8 | NW 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 |
30 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 34 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 37 | 50 | 73 | 70 | 61 | 61 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 120 | 123 | 144 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | W 7 | W 10 | W 6 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | NNW 4 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | WNW 12 | — |
4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 46 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 6 | W 10 | W 6 | W 10 | NNW 3 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | 33 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 4 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 192 | 304 | 304 | 213 | 81 | 45 | 81 | 5 | 5 | 135 | 377 | 135 | 80 | 102 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 437 | 135 | 124 | 124 |
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