Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lacanau Ocean today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 1AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lacanau Ocean. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue night, min 17°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | NW 9 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 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  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 76 | 91 | 164 | 205 | 180 | 164 | 237 | 305 | 373 | 446 | 410 | 264 | 521 | 460 | 460 | 372 | 298 | 223 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 7:55PM3.62m | 8:07AM3.50m | 8:26PM3.30m | 8:38AM3.23m | 9:02PM2.98m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:58AM0.55m | 2:18PM0.63m | 2:35AM0.87m | 3:00PM0.96m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | SW 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 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 |
| kJ | 39 | 36 | 7 | 40 | 205 | 180 | 164 | 237 | 305 | 373 | 446 | 410 | 264 | 521 | 460 | 460 | 372 | 298 | 223 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | WNW 12 | — | SW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | WNW 13 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 27 | — | 10 | 64 | 62 | 94 | — | — | 18 | — | 117 | 196 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | SW 4 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 9 | NW 5 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 76 | 91 | 164 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 370 | 1310 | 248 | 172 | 134 | 0 | 41 | 116 | 250 | 151 | 161 | 54 | 11 | 0 | 31 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 |
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