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Dead Zone surfForecast / Gironde / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 12 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
18.8° C
(Which is 4.1°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 10AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Dead Zone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue morning, strong winds from the WNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | |
51 | 24 | 18 | 19 | 35 | 28 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 34 | 60 | 67 | 86 | 124 | 133 | 238 | 404 | 558 | 664 | 732 | 853 | 970 | 980 | 1265 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:58PM2.99m | 2:13AM3.27m | 2:47PM3.27m | 3:02AM3.52m | 3:32PM3.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:32AM0.91m | 7:50PM0.97m | 8:23AM0.65m | 8:42PM0.69m | 9:10AM0.40m | 9:30PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | 9:24 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 13 | W 9 | NW 7 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 51 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | W 13 | NW 12 | W 9 | NW 11 | W 9 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 19 | 35 | 28 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 34 | 60 | 67 | 86 | 124 | 133 | 238 | 404 | 558 | 664 | 732 | 853 | 970 | 980 | 1265 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 145 | 112 | 97 | 34 | 145 | 167 | 167 | 347 | 253 | 155 | 253 | 155 | 376 | 442 | 603 | 276 | 347 | 347 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 420 | 445 | 390 |
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