
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lacanau Ocean today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 8AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lacanau Ocean. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 4 | NNW 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
69 | 69 | 75 | 66 | 53 | 68 | 55 | 75 | 119 | 125 | 133 | 103 | 82 | 63 | 64 | 66 | 72 | 52 | 39 | 34 | 23 | 36 | 17 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:26AM3.34m | 9:49PM3.37m | 10:23AM3.19m | 10:58PM3.17m | 11:43AM3.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:19AM0.60m | 3:39PM0.74m | 4:10AM0.80m | 4:37PM0.91m | 5:12AM0.99m | 5:49PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 10 | W 9 | NNW 5 |
69 | 69 | 75 | 66 | 53 | 68 | 55 | 75 | 119 | 125 | 133 | 103 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 72 | 52 | 39 | 34 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | — | W 10 | NW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | W 9 |
15 | — | 23 | 13 | 13 | — | — | 8 | — | 2 | 9 | 9 | 18 | — | 18 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | — | — | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 4 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | 63 | 64 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 17 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 197 | 119 | 102 | 150 | 370 | 286 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 70 | 27 | 122 | 161 | 211 | 211 | 197 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 681 | 591 | 197 | 88 |
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