Carcans Plage

Beach break

Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

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From level intermediate · Boardshort / lycraAccessible from intermediate level: hip-high waves (0.6–0.9 m), fairly forgiving, an onshore wind that chops up the surface. Below that, better to aim for more modest conditions.
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Conditions
5.4/10
Fair
Size
0.60.9 m
hip-high
Wind
7 km/h
WSW · Cross-onshore
Swell
0.9 m
8 s · WNW
Best window · 9h5.8/10 · 0.60.9 m · 6 km/h
Today's take

Moderate wave, decent swell from the WNW. Side-onshore wind that degrades the quality. Fair conditions, surfable but nothing special: fine for a practice session.

Today's forecast

SUNDAY, AUGUST 16
RatingWaves mSwell sWind km/hWeather
00h0.71.083☁️21°
03h0.61.0813☁️22°
06h0.60.988☁️22°
09hBest0.60.986☁️23°
12h0.50.9810🌤️24°
15h0.50.8712🌤️24°
18h0.40.7712☀️23°
21h0.40.7710☀️22°

3-hour slots (spot local time · GMT+2) · ★ rating out of 5 · arrow = swell/wind direction · highlighted row = best slot

Tides

06h12h18h0 mPM 07:16+1.4 mBM 13:01-2.3 mPM 19:31+1.5 mmaintenant

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Last updated: Sun, Aug 16, 07:32 GMT+2 · Données : Open-Meteo (modèles vagues + météo) · servies depuis la base pré-calculée.