Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lacanau Ocean today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 11AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lacanau Ocean. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | N 5 | N 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 28 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:35AM3.92m | 7:52PM4.23m | 8:20AM3.77m | 8:37PM4.02m | 9:05AM3.57m | 9:23PM3.74m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:18PM0.09m | 1:50AM0.03m | 2:03PM0.23m | 2:34AM0.25m | 2:48PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 29 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 11 | — | W 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 4 | NW 9 | WNW 6 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | NW 10 | — | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 41 | 28 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 31 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 918 | 918 | 918 | 1523 | 2158 | 1300 | 1037 | 685 | 685 | 751 | 788 | 1233 | 1113 | 685 | 671 | 685 | 397 | 398 | 397 | 415 | 286 | 285 | 53 |
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