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Dead Zone surfForecast / Gironde / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 21 May 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Dead Zone surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dead Zone sea temperature is
18.3° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dead Zone today?
The current surf forecast for Dead Zone at 1PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dead Zone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | |
1488 | 1295 | 964 | 694 | 614 | 505 | 394 | 319 | 297 | 350 | 332 | 381 | 410 | 418 | 358 | 345 | 338 | 326 | 326 | 279 | 269 | 254 | 210 | 214 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 8:53AM3.35m | 9:15PM3.56m | 9:58AM3.13m | 10:22PM3.37m | 11:09AM2.98m | 11:34PM3.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:43PM0.63m | 3:27AM0.54m | 3:44PM0.84m | 4:33AM0.75m | 4:52PM0.99m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:32 | — | 9:34 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 26 |
16 | 15 | 20 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
 kJ | 1488 | 1295 | 964 | 694 | 614 | 505 | 394 | 319 | 297 | 350 | 332 | 381 | 410 | 418 | 358 | 345 | 338 | 326 | 326 | 279 | 269 | 254 | 210 | 214 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | SW 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | N 3 | NNE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 10 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 34 | 81 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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