
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lacanau Ocean today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 12PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Lacanau Ocean. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | 47 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 94 | 77 | 126 | 205 | 200 | 160 | 237 | 312 | 325 | 402 | 410 | 264 | 521 | 460 | 460 | 397 | 298 | 263 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:55PM3.62m | 8:07AM3.50m | 8:26PM3.30m | 8:38AM3.23m | 9:02PM2.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:40PM0.34m | 1:58AM0.55m | 2:18PM0.63m | 2:35AM0.87m | 3:00PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 12 | SW 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
42 | 47 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 27 | 7 | 40 | 205 | 200 | 160 | 237 | 312 | 325 | 402 | 410 | 264 | 521 | 460 | 460 | 397 | 298 | 263 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 4 | — | WSW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | WNW 13 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
36 | 37 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 1 | — | 15 | 64 | 62 | 96 | — | — | 18 | — | 117 | 196 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | W 13 | — | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 4 | — | 3 | 12 | 14 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | NW 5 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 94 | 77 | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 47 | 161 | 396 | 250 | 248 | 172 | 134 | 134 | 54 | 161 | 211 | 161 | 151 | 70 | 54 | 18 | 70 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 |
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