Surf Forecasts:
Hourtin Plage surf forecast from 15 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 16 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 21 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period, WNW swell with 200 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 16 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s 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 Sunday (Aug 16) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 8s 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 1.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 21) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sun 16th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sun 16th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Fri 21st Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hourtin Plage over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's get straight into it for Hourtin Plage.
Honestly, I've gotta be upfront with you. Looking at the next 16 days, there's nothing that ticks all the boxes. It's a pretty quiet stretch overall, with most of the time seeing small, weak, and choppy conditions. The combined wave energy is pretty weak, rarely getting out of the double digits for long stretches, and when it does hit triple figures, the wind's coming from the wrong direction to make it clean.
We start off right now with some swell on the 15th of August, but it's a messy 3ft from the WNW with a short 8-second period and a messy onshore wind. The water temperature is sitting at a very unusual 78°F, which is a full 7°F warmer than average for this time of year. But that's about the only standout stat, because the surf itself is just poor. This trend holds through the weekend and into the following week. There's a bump in energy on the 21st (Friday) afternoon, with the combined energy hitting 221 (moderate energy) and a 3ft swell from the WNW, but it's got a 10-second period and the wind is direct onshore. That's more of a blown-out mess than a real session.
Then, from the 23rd of August (Sunday) through to the 26th of August (Wednesday), we get a real lull. Wave heights drop to almost nothing and the energy plummets. It's a few days where you're better off doing something else.
There is a bit of light at the end of the tunnel starting on the morning of the 28th of August (Friday). We see a light offshore from the East with a tiny 1ft windswell from the W. It's clean, but it's barely a ripple. The morning of the 29th of August (Saturday) looks the same, with an offshore from the ENE and clean conditions, but again, only 1ft. It'll be a longboard or a foamie session, if it even breaks. The best chance for a reasonable wave comes right at the very end of the run on the 30th of August (Sunday) afternoon, but by then it's a 3ft cross-onshore slop.
For a spot like Hourtin Plage that needs a solid W swell to light up, getting it with clean wind just isn't happening in this forecast window. For a confident expert surfer with a kite, the afternoons with choppy 3ft surf and strong side-onshore winds might be more interesting than a paddle session.
Stay patient, keep an eye on the charts, and maybe save your energy for a better window.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||
PM | 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) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 4 | WNW 8 | NW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 105 | 105 | 92 | 81 | 61 | 38 | 46 | 28 | 35 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 49 | 68 | 50 | 76 | 200 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:27PM4.39m | 7:49AM4.00m | 8:04PM4.13m | 8:24AM3.79m | 8:40PM3.81m | 8:58AM3.54m | 9:17PM3.45m | 9:36AM3.27m | 10:01PM3.11m | 10:27AM3.02m | 11:15PM2.83m | 12:01PM2.84m | 1:03AM2.73m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:23AM-0.07m | 1:36PM0.07m | 2:01AM0.17m | 2:17PM0.31m | 2:40AM0.48m | 2:58PM0.62m | 3:21AM0.82m | 3:43PM0.96m | 4:06AM1.15m | 4:36PM1.27m | 5:02AM1.44m | 5:43PM1.49m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — |
 | — | 9:12 | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:01 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | — | W 10 | NW 6 | WNW 8 | W 8 | NW 4 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 9 | WNW 11 | W 9 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 105 | 105 | 92 | 81 | 61 | 38 | — | 2 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 49 | 10 | 41 | 76 | 15 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 9 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 11 | W 7 | NW 11 | — | NW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 7 | — | 4 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | 20 | 29 | 6 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 5 | — | NW 6 | NW 4 | — | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 9 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 10 | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 28 | — | 20 | 7 | — | 12 | 14 | 5 | 68 | 50 | 34 | 200 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 135 | 0 | 55 | 236 | 144 | 135 | 304 | 135 | 252 | 418 | 367 | 329 | 135 | 327 | 70 | 124 | 135 | 124 | 212 | 124 |
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