Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lacanau Ocean today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 3PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Lacanau Ocean. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 58 | 49 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 50 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:20AM3.77m | 8:37PM4.02m | 9:05AM3.57m | 9:23PM3.74m | 9:52AM3.36m | 10:12PM3.43m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:03PM0.23m | 2:34AM0.25m | 2:48PM0.44m | 3:19AM0.52m | 3:35PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 27 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 4 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 13 | W 13 | NW 8 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 11 | — | W 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | NW 6 | W 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | NW 9 | — | NW 9 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | W 10 | W 13 | — | W 10 | W 9 | NW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | — | — | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 5 |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 16 | — | — | — | 9 | 21 | 58 | 49 | 38 | 33 | 49 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 50 | 41 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1041 | 1015 | 1041 | 1113 | 1113 | 699 | 699 | 685 | 416 | 438 | 438 | 415 | 512 | 286 | 102 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 53 | 211 | 211 | 186 | 88 |
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