Hourtin Plage Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.25° N 1.17° W

Hourtin Plage Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 7 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hourtin Plage sea temperature is
22.6° C
1.5° 

Hourtin Plage surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Hourtin Plage surf forecast from 27 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Tuesday 28 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period, NW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Monday 27 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period, WNW swell with 268 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 28 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NW 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 Tuesday (Jul 28) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 10s 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 1.3m 9s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 27) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (CEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Tue 28th Jul)3.5ft (1.1m) 10s
Best Surf 2AM (Tue 28th Jul)3.5ft (1.1m) 10s
Most Powerful11AM (Mon 27th Jul)4.5ft (1.3m) 9s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hourtin Plage over the next 16 days.


The Lowdown

G’day, Rusty here.

Mate, it’s a flat stretch ahead for Hourtin Plage. The next couple of weeks look pretty sad—hardly anything worth getting wet for. There’s a gap of nearly three weeks with no proper surf on offer. The first hint of any real size doesn’t show until late, but even then the conditions are poor, so don’t get your hopes up.

Let’s start with Tuesday morning the 28th of July. That’s the best of a bad lot. The swell is about 3ft from the WNW with a 10-second period—moderate wave energy (157). The wind is a clean offshore easterly at 3 mph. It’s clean, with light air and small waves. The water temp here is about average for this time of year, nothing out of the ordinary. This is a small window but probably the only time you’ll get a half-decent wave this whole period. Expect it to be small, but clean.

Wednesday morning the 29th drops off fast: 2ft from the WNW, cross-shore wind, and only 73 energy. Not worth it. The whole thing goes downhill from there—nothing over 2ft for most of the next week and a half with onshore winds and chop. Saturday morning the 1st of August shows a 3ft NW swell with 107 energy and a clean cross-offshore breeze, but again it’s ordinary at best. The crowd factor? When the surf’s this bad, it won’t be busy.

Then there’s a brief flicker on Sunday the 9th of August. The afternoon shows about 3ft WNW swell with 259 energy and onshore wind. The period is short at 8 seconds, and the combined energy (259) is moderate, but with the wind directly onshore, it’s messy. Monday the 10th of August has a 4ft WNW swell in the morning with 216 energy, but again the wind is onshore. Period is still short, and the conditions are poor. Not worth getting excited about.

Given the consistent lack of quality and the persistent onshore wind on the beach setup, this stretch honestly looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. There’s just not enough there for a surfer to get keen on. It tends not to stay poor for long around here though, so don’t lose hope—forecasts can change.

Rusty

Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed night, min 18°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
31
Saturday
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
NW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
9
0.5
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0.5
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0.4
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0.4
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0.9
NW
5
0.7
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0.5
WNW
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1.1
NW
6
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
6
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
139
268
248
220
157
125
81
73
45
42
26
26
35
25
34
69
104
86
58
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
N
20
NW
15
NNE
5
E
15
NW
10
NE
15
SSW
15
W
10
NW
10
WNW
20
NW
25
N
5
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
NW
5
WSW
Wind State
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cross-on
cross-off
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cross-on
cross-off
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High Tide
4:22AM3.31m
4:37PM3.55m
4:59AM3.47m
5:13PM3.73m
5:33AM3.60m
5:46PM3.89m
6:05AM3.70m
6:17PM3.99m
6:35AM3.75m
6:47PM4.04m
7:05AM3.77m
7:16PM4.03m
Low Tide
9:41PM1.04m
9:57AM1.01m
10:26PM0.83m
10:39AM0.79m
11:05PM0.62m
11:16AM0.59m
11:42PM0.45m
11:52AM0.44m
00:17AM0.32m
12:27PM0.34m
00:51AM0.26m
1:01PM0.30m
1:26AM0.24m
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9:38
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9:31
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Temp °C
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26
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Feels °C
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Information about the Hourtin Plage Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Hourtin Plage provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Hourtin Plage can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Hourtin Plage surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Hourtin Plage) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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