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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
17.8° C
(Which is 3.8°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 6PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Lacanau Ocean. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | |
98 | 87 | 93 | 93 | 73 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 78 | 72 | 63 | 58 | 55 | 48 | 27 | 33 | 30 | 25 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 81 | 81 | 96 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 5:56PM3.83m | 6:13AM3.71m | 6:24PM3.76m | 6:43AM3.58m | 6:54PM3.64m | 7:14AM3.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:35AM0.35m | 11:54PM0.31m | 12:09PM0.42m | 00:30AM0.39m | 12:43PM0.55m | 1:06AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | |
— | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | 9:14 | |
3 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
14 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
98 | 87 | 93 | 93 | 73 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 78 | 72 | 63 | 58 | 55 | 48 | 26 | 33 | 30 | 14 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 81 | 81 | 96 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 4 | WNW 3 | SW 4 | — | W 9 | W 5 | WNW 5 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 7 | W 7 | — |
58 | 58 | 51 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | SW 4 | WNW 3 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | S 4 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | WNW 3 | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NNW 2 | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 25 | 17 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 186 | 185 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 143 | 34 | 47 | 185 | 178 | 244 | 285 | 244 | 230 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 149 | 123 | 47 | 0 |
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