
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lacanau Ocean today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 1AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Lacanau Ocean. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | N 6 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
29 | 48 | 55 | 54 | 55 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 31 | 39 | 27 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 35 | 45 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:12PM3.43m | 10:43AM3.15m | 11:08PM3.14m | 11:43AM2.99m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:35PM0.70m | 4:05AM0.80m | 4:25PM0.97m | 4:56AM1.07m | 5:23PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:43 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 5 |
2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 45 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 6 | — | W 10 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | — | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | N 6 | N 5 | NNW 5 | — |
29 | 48 | 55 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 49 | 39 | 31 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 35 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 286 | 205 | 185 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 211 | 211 | 186 | 88 | 54 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 205 | 203 | 119 |
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