Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lacanau Ocean today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 4AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Lacanau Ocean. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 133 | 135 | 140 | 254 | 440 | 496 | 777 | 646 | 600 | 599 | 515 | 507 | 379 | 367 | 303 | 246 | 225 | 173 | 170 | 167 | 130 | 230 | 432 | 715 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:25AM3.14m | 3:37PM3.44m | 3:59AM3.41m | 4:10PM3.72m | 4:31AM3.65m | 4:42PM3.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:06AM1.03m | 9:34PM0.77m | 9:44AM0.73m | 10:08PM0.47m | 10:19AM0.44m | 10:42PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 133 | 135 | 140 | 140 | 440 | 496 | 777 | 646 | 600 | 599 | 515 | 507 | 379 | 367 | 303 | 246 | 225 | 173 | 170 | 167 | 130 | 112 | 432 | 715 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | N 4 | W 17 | W 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | — | — | W 17 | W 19 | W 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 29 | 5 | 138 | 254 | 101 | 133 | — | 7 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 6 | 30 | 230 | 104 | 102 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | W 18 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | W 16 | WNW 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 30 | 59 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 20 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 70 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 185 | 116 | 62 | 62 |
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