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Lacanau Ocean surfForecast / Gironde / France
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Lacanau Ocean surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lacanau Ocean sea temperature is
17.4° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Lacanau Ocean today?
The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 8AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (10 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lacanau Ocean. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | |
72 | 71 | 46 | 42 | 60 | 45 | 39 | 39 | 24 | 33 | 52 | 82 | 202 | 278 | 175 | 96 | 59 | 39 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 38 | 19 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 11:05PM2.91m | 12:00PM2.73m | 00:24AM2.99m | 1:10PM2.90m | 1:27AM3.18m | 2:05PM3.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15AM1.28m | 5:37PM1.35m | 6:24AM1.17m | 6:45PM1.22m | 7:26AM0.94m | 7:46PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 10 | NW 10 | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 8 | NW 5 |
72 | 71 | 46 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 21 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 8 | 4 | — | — | 175 | 96 | 59 | 39 | 17 | 13 | 4 | — | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | SW 4 | WNW 11 | W 11 | NW 9 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 7 |
3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 8 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | W 13 |
2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 2 | SSE 2 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 6 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
— | 1 | 1 | 8 | 60 | 45 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 52 | 82 | 202 | 278 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 38 | 19 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 160 | 186 | 122 | 154 | 136 | 88 | 169 | 143 | 134 | 250 | 172 | 250 | 197 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 88 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 |
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