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Lacanau Ocean surfForecast / Gironde / France
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Lacanau Ocean surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lacanau Ocean sea temperature is
17.9° C
(Which is 3.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Lacanau Ocean today?
The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 2PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Lacanau Ocean. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 15 | W 14 | |
98 | 126 | 93 | 138 | 147 | 115 | 66 | 52 | 46 | 28 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 31 | 20 | 19 | 38 | 31 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 38 | 37 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:47AM3.21m | 8:01PM3.31m | 8:26AM3.01m | 8:44PM3.12m | 9:16AM2.83m | 9:44PM2.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:57PM0.90m | 2:25AM0.93m | 2:39PM1.09m | 3:12AM1.12m | 3:28PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | 9:19 | |
2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 16 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | NW 11 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | W 14 |
— | — | 19 | — | — | 5 | 66 | 52 | 46 | 28 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 38 | 31 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 37 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | NW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 38 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WSW 4 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 2 | — | E 2 | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
98 | 126 | 93 | 138 | 147 | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 70 | 370 | 396 | 244 | 161 | 145 | 47 | 0 | 18 | 88 | 88 | 111 | 0 | 41 | 32 | 0 | 102 | 88 | 108 | 169 | 197 | 0 | 0 |
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