Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lacanau Ocean today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 1AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Lacanau Ocean. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue morning, strong winds from the W by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 246 | 180 | 140 | 135 | 103 | 117 | 90 | 89 | 42 | 54 | 127 | 186 | 275 | 343 | 482 | 447 | 440 | 506 | 437 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:10PM2.55m | 11:54AM2.73m | 00:54AM2.62m | 1:17PM2.87m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:23PM1.44m | 4:48AM1.56m | 5:46PM1.49m | 6:13AM1.54m | 7:07PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 7 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 246 | 180 | 140 | 135 | 103 | 117 | 90 | 89 | 42 | 15 | 127 | 186 | 275 | 343 | 482 | 447 | 440 | 506 | 437 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | W 20 | W 19 | NW 7 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 5 | 3 | — | 7 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 46 | 9 | 24 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 18 | W 18 | W 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 25 | 54 | 13 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | NW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | — | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 7 | 50 | 49 | — | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 134 | 88 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 62 | 70 | 62 | 62 | 185 | 62 | 62 |
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