
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lacanau Ocean today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 8AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lacanau Ocean. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
522 | 522 | 444 | 422 | 349 | 343 | 280 | 210 | 206 | 206 | 260 | 291 | 366 | 387 | 408 | 429 | 505 | 422 | 337 | 337 | 280 | 259 | 206 | 161 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:32AM4.01m | 5:46PM4.21m | 6:04AM4.09m | 6:19PM4.20m | 6:37AM4.07m | 6:55PM4.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:15PM0.02m | 11:28AM0.03m | 11:49PM-0.07m | 12:04PM-0.05m | 00:25AM-0.06m | 12:42PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
522 | 522 | 444 | 422 | 349 | 343 | 280 | 210 | 206 | 206 | 260 | 291 | 366 | 387 | 408 | 429 | 505 | 422 | 337 | 337 | 280 | 259 | 206 | 161 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | E 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 5 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 14 | — | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 134 | 134 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 47 | 62 | 62 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 154 | 2 | 0 | 47 |
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