Surf Forecasts:
Hourtin Plage surf forecast from 11 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 13 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 17 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period, WNW swell with 500 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 12 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Hourtin Plage this week:
The surf forecast for Hourtin Plage over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 12) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Hourtin Plage in the next 16 days are 1.6m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 17) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sat 12th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sun 13th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Thu 17th Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hourtin Plage over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Hourtin Plage over the next couple of weeks. We’re on the French Atlantic coast, and this spot is an exposed, consistent, advanced-level beach break that loves a solid W swell. The water’s sitting at 72°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. We’ve got a bit of a flat start, with nothing worth paddling out for on the first couple of days – Friday the 11th and Saturday the 12th are a write-off. Clean surf doesn’t really kick in until later.
The first real window of opportunity opens up on Sunday morning, September 13th. We’ve got a 3ft WNW groundswell, and the wind is dead glassy out of the NNE. That’s a recipe for some clean, glassy lines. The combined energy is moderate (339), and the period is a nice long 13 seconds, so those waves will have plenty of punch for the advanced crew. This is a solid pick for a morning session.
Things get a bit messy through the middle of the week with onshores and chop, but a real standout is shaping up for the morning of Saturday, September 19th. Clean offshore wind out of the E, light at 6 mph, on a 4ft WNW groundswell with a long 13-second period. The energy’s up at 484, telling you there’s some proper juice in the water. That’s going to be a beautiful morning for the better surfers here.
Hold onto your board, because the real highlight of the whole 16-day run is the morning of Friday, September 25th. This is two weeks out, so it’s promising but we keep an eye on it. The data is showing a 4ft groundswell coming from the W with an *incredible* 16-second period. The combined energy is through the roof at 1010. That’s a serious, powerful groundswell. With a light 6 mph NE cross-offshore wind, conditions are going to be clean. At 4ft, it’s not huge, so it’s accessible for strong intermediates too, but that long period will make it punchy and perfect for this exposed beach setup. It could be the session of the trip.
The afternoon of the 25th is bigger, with 6ft swell from the WNW, but the onshore cross-wind will mess it up – that’s one for the experts only, and even then, it’s going to be tricky.
So to sum it up: Sunday the 13th morning is a glassy gem, Saturday the 19th morning is a clean standout, and that Friday the 25th morning is the one to circle on the calendar as the potential star of the show.
Stay stoked,
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 133 | 106 | 72 | 68 | 57 | 339 | 311 | 254 | 146 | 143 | 98 | 41 | 126 | 362 | 226 | 336 | 500 | 387 | 352 | 140 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross | off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:46PM4.51m | 6:07AM4.25m | 6:21PM4.46m | 6:40AM4.19m | 6:55PM4.29m | 7:10AM4.06m | 7:25PM4.04m | 7:38AM3.86m | 7:54PM3.73m | 8:05AM3.61m | 8:23PM3.40m | 8:33AM3.33m | 8:55PM3.07m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12AM-0.04m | 11:38PM-0.18m | 11:51AM-0.12m | 00:15AM-0.16m | 12:29PM-0.09m | 00:51AM-0.02m | 1:06PM0.06m | 1:26AM0.22m | 1:44PM0.31m | 2:02AM0.52m | 2:22PM0.62m | 2:40AM0.86m | 3:04PM0.96m | 3:23AM1.20m | |||||||
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 | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — |
 | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | W 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | — | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 133 | 106 | 72 | 68 | 57 | 339 | 311 | 254 | 146 | 143 | 98 | 41 | 8 | 40 | 226 | 3 | 500 | 387 | — | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 16 | NNW 4 | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 12 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 6 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 47 | 23 | 12 | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 23 | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 9 | — | — | WNW 11 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 126 | 362 | — | 336 | — | — | 352 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 89 | 18 | 0 | 304 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 472 | 147 | 81 | 322 | 70 | 38 | 272 | 43 | |
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