
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lacanau Ocean today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 9PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Lacanau Ocean. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 5 | W 8 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 5 | NW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:06PM4.34m | 7:35AM3.92m | 7:52PM4.23m | 8:20AM3.77m | 8:37PM4.02m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:33PM0.04m | 1:05AM-0.10m | 1:18PM0.09m | 1:50AM0.03m | 2:03PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
12 | 14 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — |
14 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 4 |
— | 12 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 21 | — | 30 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 682 | 904 | 904 | 909 | 518 | 717 | 918 | 918 | 918 | 1037 | 1041 | 685 | 907 | 1037 | 1113 | 1113 | 728 | 699 | |||
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