Surf Forecasts:
Hourtin Plage surf forecast from 28 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 30 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period, W swell with 847 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 30 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with W 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 Sunday (Aug 30) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Hourtin Plage in the next 16 days are 2.3m 9s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 2s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 01) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Sun 30th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Sun 30th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hourtin Plage over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here again, looking at this Hourtin Plage forecast.
Honestly, the next week and a half is pretty grim for getting a proper surf. The wind is mostly onshore and strong, just ruining whatever swell tries to push in. You’re looking at a long stretch of weak to moderate energy (readings like 416 and 580 – moderate wave energy) but it’s all blown out and lumpy. There’s one real standout in this whole 16-day window, and it’s on the morning of the 5th of September.
Friday morning the 5th of September is your best bet by far. There’s a clean 4ft groundswell out of the WNW with a nice long period of 12 seconds, and combined energy of 489 (moderate wave energy). The wind goes light offshore out of the NNE. It says “clean,” which is exactly what you want. On that morning, Hourtin Plage will have proper, surfable waves. Crowds are a possibility here.
The morning of Sunday the 6th of September is also semi-decent. You’ve got a clean 3ft swell from the WNW at 11 seconds, combined energy of 247 (moderate wave energy), with the wind going light offshore again from the east. It’s smaller than Saturday, but it’ll be clean before the wind turns on you later in the day.
The water is warmer than usual right now, sitting around 75°F, which is a couple of degrees above the norm for this time of year.
After that little window, it turns back to small, choppy, and blown-out for the rest of the run. There’s a bit of a bump around the 11th, but it comes with 22 mph onshore winds, so don’t get your hopes up.
So, here’s the deal: save your energy for the morning of the 5th of September. That’s the one. Before that and after it, this coast is mostly looking better for kite-surfing than paddle-surfing.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 6 | NW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 416 | 283 | 569 | 580 | 347 | 386 | 441 | 340 | 318 | 388 | 454 | 363 | 253 | 197 | 84 | 60 | 38 | 26 | 24 | 40 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:49PM4.17m | 6:07AM3.97m | 6:18PM4.24m | 6:35AM4.02m | 6:47PM4.23m | 7:04AM4.01m | 7:17PM4.14m | 7:35AM3.93m | 7:51PM3.97m | 8:09AM3.77m | 8:29PM3.72m | 8:50AM3.55m | 9:20PM3.41m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26AM0.27m | 11:49PM0.11m | 12:00PM0.13m | 00:22AM0.01m | 12:34PM0.06m | 00:56AM0.01m | 1:10PM0.08m | 1:33AM0.10m | 1:49PM0.20m | 2:12AM0.29m | 2:31PM0.40m | 2:56AM0.56m | 3:21PM0.66m | 3:48AM0.86m | |||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — |
 | — | 8:50 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | 8:38 | — |
mm | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | 283 | — | — | 347 | 386 | 441 | 340 | 318 | 388 | 454 | 363 | 253 | 197 | 84 | 59 | 38 | 26 | 24 | — | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | W 8 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 4 | — | WNW 8 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 416 | — | 569 | 580 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 71 | 60 | 34 | 21 | — | 40 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 212 | 236 | 187 | 153 | 236 | 89 | 35 | 272 | 187 | 89 | 89 | 0 | 43 | 124 | 124 | 5 | 437 | 115 | 27 | 304 | 115 |
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