Surf Forecasts:
Hourtin Plage surf forecast from 25 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 28 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period, WSW swell with 1,618 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Hourtin Plage this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Hourtin Plage in the next 16 days are 3.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 2PM. 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+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Fri 28th Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hourtin Plage over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, listen up. The next couple of weeks here at Hourtin Plage are a mixed bag, to say the least. We’ve got a long stretch of nothing, then a couple of flashes of potential, and then some serious size towards the end. Let's break it down.
We’re starting off with a pretty grim run. From Tuesday the 25th of August right through until the end of the month, it’s a write-off. The swell is tiny, the wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, and it’s all producing poor surf. You’re looking at weak, messy conditions with wave energy values struggling to get past the low hundreds. Don't bother paddling out.
The first glimmer of hope comes on Tuesday morning, the 1st of September. The wind goes glassy – a dead calm – and we get a 4.6ft groundswell from the WNW with a period of 10 seconds. The combined wave energy jumps to a moderate 378. It’s a small window, but those glassy conditions will make for some clean, if not big, waves. That morning is the best of a bad bunch.
Wednesday the 2nd and Thursday the 3rd are back to onshore slop. Friday and Saturday the 4th and 5th don’t look any better, with strong winds and dropping swell.
Now, Sunday the 6th of September is interesting. The morning is a bit messy with a cross-shore wind, but the afternoon glassed off again. We’ve got a 4.9ft swell from the WNW, period of 11 seconds, and a combined energy of 503, which is a solid, moderate energy level. The forecast says expect very good surf. That afternoon session on Sunday the 6th is a standout – clean, decent-sized waves for the spot.
Then, hold onto your board. Tuesday the 8th of September. The swell is predicted to be 9.8ft from the W, with a very long period of 15 seconds. The combined wave energy is a massive 4064 – that’s strong, powerful stuff. The notes say the wind and tide are favorable, but it also warns this is too big for this break. This is expert territory only. A long-period groundswell like that can close out beach breaks, but at Hourtin, if the banks are right, it could offer some proper, heavy walls. If you’re not an expert, stay on the sand. The afternoon drops to 8.2ft, still huge, but the energy is still off the charts. There’s a bit more wind on it in the afternoon, so the morning is your only shot.
So, to sum it up: bag the first week. The two real standouts are the glassy, small clean waves on the morning of Tuesday the 1st of September, and the big, powerful, expert-only swell on the morning of Tuesday the 8th of September. Sunday the 6th afternoon is a solid fallback option.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu night, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SW 4 | WNW 12 | WSW 5 | W 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 5 | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 15 | 19 | 187 | 130 | 574 | 1536 | 586 | 340 | 195 | 452 | 260 | 138 | 89 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | glassy | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:02AM3.28m | 4:16PM3.57m | 4:37AM3.51m | 4:49PM3.82m | 5:08AM3.71m | 5:20PM4.02m | 5:38AM3.86m | 5:49PM4.17m | 6:07AM3.97m | 6:18PM4.24m | 6:35AM4.02m | 6:47PM4.23m | |||||||
Low Tide | 9:23PM1.11m | 9:37AM1.04m | 10:05PM0.82m | 10:17AM0.75m | 10:42PM0.54m | 10:52AM0.48m | 11:16PM0.29m | 11:26AM0.27m | 11:49PM0.11m | 12:00PM0.13m | 00:22AM0.01m | 12:34PM0.06m | 00:56AM0.01m | ||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
 | 8:57 | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:45 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 27 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 12 | WSW 5 | W 6 | WNW 10 | W 5 | W 5 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 11 | 19 | 187 | — | — | — | 586 | 340 | 195 | 452 | 260 | 138 | 89 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 13 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | W 4 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 1 | 22 | 19 | — | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | W 7 | WSW 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | 130 | 574 | 1536 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 368 | 377 | 304 | 5 | 5 | 90 | 68 | 174 | 68 | 213 | 212 | 322 | 212 | 35 | 236 | 35 | 74 | 236 | 223 |
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