
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lacanau Ocean today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 11AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lacanau Ocean. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 32 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:37PM3.38m | 3:16AM3.41m | 3:40PM3.70m | 4:14AM3.67m | 4:33PM4.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47AM1.00m | 8:30PM0.77m | 8:58AM0.77m | 9:36PM0.46m | 9:56AM0.49m | 10:30PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 4 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
30 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 6 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 32 | 41 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | SW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | NW 9 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | W 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | SW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 6 | W 6 |
1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 2 | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 88 | 0 | 0 | 421 | 250 | 102 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 211 | 211 | 161 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 54 | 286 | 286 | 277 | 203 |
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