
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lacanau Ocean today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 7PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Lacanau Ocean. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue night, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
256 | 308 | 380 | 408 | 429 | 429 | 422 | 337 | 337 | 280 | 259 | 206 | 161 | 155 | 118 | 80 | 178 | 237 | 185 | 182 | 346 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:19PM4.20m | 6:37AM4.07m | 6:55PM4.08m | 7:13AM3.96m | 7:35PM3.86m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:04PM-0.05m | 00:25AM-0.06m | 12:42PM-0.02m | 1:03AM0.07m | 1:23PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
256 | 308 | 380 | 408 | 429 | 429 | 422 | 337 | 337 | 280 | 259 | 206 | 161 | 155 | 118 | 80 | 178 | 237 | 185 | 182 | 346 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | W 13 | WNW 10 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 4 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 15 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 42 | 52 | 16 | 6 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | SE 3 | — | SE 3 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 23 | 84 | — | 10 | 21 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 154 | 183 | 0 | 47 | 31 | 47 | 111 | 62 | 116 | 134 | 116 | 62 |
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