Check the Beach

Plage Carcans

Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Plage Carcans 4 photos

  • Surfing at Carcans Plage, France

    Surfing at Carcans Plage, France. Mozzihh, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Costline of Carcans Plage

    Costline of Carcans Plage. Matzetatz, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Lacanau 2, France

    Lacanau 2, France. Johana Guerchon, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Lacanau 3, France

    Lacanau 3, France. Johana Guerchon, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 11 am to 2 pm, sunset 7:06 pm
9 am
1.2
62 km/h38 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.9
50 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.1
51 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.2
52 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.1
47 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.0
50 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.0
46 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
0.8
52 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
0.8
48 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
0.5
42 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
7 pm
0.8
36 km/h22 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
17°C63°F
Water
16°C62°F
Wind
6037 km/hmph W
Gusts
7748 km/hmph
Waves
5.7 m19 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
71%
Sunset
7:06 pm
Today
1.2Poor9 am6238
0.9Poor10 am5031
1.1Poor11 am5132
1.2Poor12 pm5232
1.1Poor1 pm4729
1.0Poor2 pm5031
1.0Poor3 pm4629
0.8Poor4 pm5232
0.8Poor5 pm4830
0.5Poor6 pm4226
0.8Poor7 pm3622
Sat
2.3Poor9 am1610
2.4Poor10 am159
2.7Poor11 am85
2.3Poor12 pm2213
2.4Poor1 pm2315
2.3Poor2 pm1710
1.9Poor3 pm2918
1.6Poor4 pm2717
1.4Poor5 pm3119
1.5Poor6 pm3019
1.8Poor7 pm2818
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 9 am, -1.7 m. High at 3 pm, 1.1 m. Low at 9 pm, -2.0 m. High at 3 am, 1.1 mLow 9 am, -1.7 m5 ftHigh 3 pm, 1.1 m4 ftLow 9 pm, -2.0 m7 ftHigh 3 am, 1.1 m3 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • Low 9 am, -1.7 m5 ft
  • High 3 pm, 1.1 m4 ft
  • Low 9 pm, -2.0 m7 ft
  • High 3 am, 1.1 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun2.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 46 km/h29 mph, rain 85%
  • Mon6.5 GoodBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 12%
  • Tue6.3 GoodBest 12 pm to 3 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 13%
  • Wed5.5 GoodBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 11%
  • Thu6.1 GoodBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink14 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 880 m0.5 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
950 m0.6 miOcéan
Nearest town
8.4 km5.2 miLe Pouch (village)
Nearest airport
47 km29 miAéroport de Bordeaux-Mérignac (BOD)

Nearby places

  • Citrus CoffeeCoffee shop
    880 m0.5 mi
  • Surfing CafêFood and drink
    880 m0.5 mi
  • Atlantic CaféFood and drink
    890 m0.5 mi
  • Good VibesBurger
    890 m0.5 mi
  • Villa SonoraFood and drink
    890 m0.6 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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