
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lacanau Ocean today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 7PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lacanau Ocean. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
225 | 180 | 278 | 180 | 140 | 135 | 103 | 76 | 90 | 73 | 42 | 54 | 127 | 186 | 275 | 343 | 411 | 447 | 440 | 427 | 437 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:54AM2.80m | 11:10PM2.55m | 11:54AM2.73m | 00:54AM2.62m | 1:17PM2.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:23PM1.44m | 4:48AM1.56m | 5:46PM1.49m | 6:13AM1.54m | 7:07PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 |
225 | 180 | — | 180 | 140 | 135 | 103 | 76 | 90 | 73 | 42 | 49 | 127 | 186 | 275 | 343 | 411 | 447 | 440 | 427 | 437 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | W 20 | W 19 | NW 7 | W 18 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 12 | NW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | NW 4 | — |
— | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 3 | — | 7 | 7 | 15 | 54 | 34 | 23 | 46 | 12 | 41 | 19 | 17 | 3 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 18 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 25 | 3 | 13 | 11 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 5 | NW 11 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 |
32 | 14 | 278 | 16 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 70 | 134 | 88 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 62 | 62 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 62 | 136 |
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