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Lacanau Ocean surfForecast / Gironde / France
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Lacanau Ocean surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lacanau Ocean sea temperature is
17.1° C
(Which is 3.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Lacanau Ocean today?
The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 4AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Lacanau Ocean. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 10 | |
184 | 141 | 136 | 134 | 132 | 181 | 234 | 225 | 276 | 273 | 273 | 269 | 327 | 295 | 286 | 294 | 277 | 151 | 136 | 98 | 93 | 93 | 79 | 53 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:39AM3.83m | 4:57PM3.80m | 5:12AM3.83m | 5:27PM3.84m | 5:43AM3.79m | 5:56PM3.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:28AM0.37m | 10:44PM0.36m | 11:02AM0.33m | 11:20PM0.30m | 11:35AM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
16 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
184 | 141 | 136 | 134 | 125 | 87 | 234 | 225 | 276 | 273 | 273 | 269 | 327 | 295 | 286 | 294 | 277 | 151 | 136 | 98 | 93 | 93 | 79 | 53 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 19 | W 18 | WNW 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | NNW 3 | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
— | 7 | 25 | 57 | 132 | 181 | 85 | 84 | 114 | 85 | 82 | 82 | 31 | — | — | 2 | — | 96 | 84 | 82 | 55 | 51 | 49 | 51 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | SE 2 | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SE 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 57 | 48 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 176 | 18 |
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