Surf Forecasts:
Hourtin Plage surf forecast from 30 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 4 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 2 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period, WNW swell with 521 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 3 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s 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 Friday (Jul 03) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 9s. 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 1.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 02) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Monday (Jul 06) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sat 4th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Thu 2nd Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hourtin Plage over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 133 | 363 | 505 | 521 | 339 | 266 | 89 | 65 | 340 | 163 | 194 | 136 | 74 | 77 | 50 | 78 | 74 | 50 | 26 | 24 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 6:22AM3.57m | 6:35PM3.81m | 6:55AM3.56m | 7:09PM3.80m | 7:28AM3.52m | 7:41PM3.76m | 8:01AM3.46m | 8:14PM3.70m | 8:36AM3.39m | 8:50PM3.61m | 9:16AM3.32m | 9:33PM3.51m | 10:06AM3.25m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 00:00AM0.54m | 12:12PM0.58m | 00:38AM0.51m | 12:49PM0.56m | 1:15AM0.51m | 1:26PM0.57m | 1:52AM0.54m | 2:03PM0.62m | 2:31AM0.59m | 2:43PM0.70m | 3:12AM0.66m | 3:27PM0.79m | 3:58AM0.74m | 4:16PM0.89m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — |
 | 9:55 | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | 9:53 | — | 9:53 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 34 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | — | W 9 | NW 6 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 5 | WNW 10 | W 10 | NNW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 133 | 363 | — | 521 | 339 | — | 57 | 33 | — | 163 | 194 | 136 | 38 | 77 | 50 | 51 | 74 | 50 | 21 | 24 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | NW 6 | — | — | W 10 | NNW 5 | — | WNW 10 | N 5 | — | WNW 9 | NW 5 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | — | 43 | — | — | 74 | 15 | — | 78 | 13 | — | 26 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | — | WNW 11 | — | — | WNW 9 | NW 6 | — | WNW 10 | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | NNW 6 | ENE 2 | — | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 81 | — | 505 | — | — | 266 | 89 | — | 340 | — | — | 11 | — | — | 26 | — | — | 17 | 1 | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 212 | 70 | 272 | 147 | 124 | 236 | 102 | 30 | 236 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 43 | 0 | 135 | 5 | 115 | 339 |
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