Dead Zone surfForecast / Gironde / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 04 May 2026 CEST
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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
18.6° C
(Which is 4.4°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 6PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (04 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (04 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

Table - waves today at Dead Zone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
9
1
NW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.9
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.9
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
117
246
273
113
110
134
134
125
159
207
168
197
157
129
93
129
104
95
93
126
73
63
65
59
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
20
W
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
W
20
W
20
NW
15
WSW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
S
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
6:56PM3.50m
7:17AM3.27m
7:30PM3.35m
7:52AM3.08m
8:07PM3.18m
Low Tide
12:44PM0.58m
1:07AM0.55m
1:18PM0.73m
1:44AM0.73m
1:55PM0.91m
2:25AM0.92m
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:50
6:48
6:48
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9:12
9:13
9:14
9:15
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
12
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
12
9
9
10
11
11
11
12
9
9
9
10
11
10
9
10
8
10
9
11
11
12
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
10
0.1
W
8
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
9
1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
8
0.7
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.9
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.9
NW
6
Energy kJ
117
1
113
110
134
134
125
159
168
197
157
129
93
129
104
95
23
24
73
63
65
59
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.1
NW
11
0.5
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.3
NW
10
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
3
3
5
15
14
8
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.3
NW
10
Energy kJ
23
10
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
4
1.1
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
0.8
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.4
NNW
4
1.2
WNW
9
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
6
0.9
WNW
5
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.8
NW
8
1
NW
8
Energy kJ
16
246
273
22
14
6
207
14
29
30
22
17
18
93
126
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
132
189
132
132
112
132
57
34
132
132
213
155
132
132
132
132
132
394
253
132
118
69
34
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gironde
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
5
9
5
9
5
6
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