Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hourtin Plage today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Hourtin Plage at 4AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Hourtin Plage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 45 | 40 | 38 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:25AM2.84m | 2:49PM3.05m | 3:20AM3.04m | 3:38PM3.31m | 4:02AM3.28m | 4:16PM3.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:40AM1.54m | 8:27PM1.38m | 8:48AM1.33m | 9:23PM1.11m | 9:37AM1.04m | 10:05PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NE 4 | WNW 7 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 3 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 4 | WNW 12 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WNW 11 |
37 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 45 | 40 | 38 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 7 | W 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | N 4 | N 4 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | NW 6 | W 9 | — | — | — | W 13 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 4 |
14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 4 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | NW 7 | — | W 6 | W 9 | — | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 4 |
— | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | NNW 4 | NNE 2 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — |
6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 27 | 68 | 115 | 232 | 301 | 232 | 223 | 5 | 236 | 368 | 415 | 377 | 440 | 385 | 368 | 292 | 280 | 280 | 377 | 401 | 377 | 377 | 236 |
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