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Dead Zone surfForecast / Gironde / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 11 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 3.7°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 4AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Dead Zone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | |
38 | 24 | 34 | 33 | 39 | 47 | 64 | 62 | 68 | 52 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 50 | 44 | 28 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 36 | 50 | 58 | 60 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:15AM2.86m | 1:01PM2.76m | 1:19AM3.03m | 1:58PM2.99m | 2:13AM3.27m | 2:47PM3.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:31AM1.12m | 6:51PM1.19m | 7:32AM0.91m | 7:50PM0.97m | 8:23AM0.65m | 8:42PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | W 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | — | W 13 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 15 | 20 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 68 | 52 | 25 | 29 | 11 | — | 4 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | W 9 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 38 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 22 | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 34 | 33 | 39 | 47 | 64 | 62 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 21 | 50 | 44 | 28 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 36 | 50 | 58 | 60 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 127 | 106 | 169 | 213 | 305 | 153 | 145 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 90 | 167 | 167 | 254 | 253 | 356 | 347 | 337 | 276 | 442 | 442 | 253 | 347 |
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