Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lacanau Ocean today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 9PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lacanau Ocean. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun night, min 20°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
140 | 111 | 111 | 75 | 39 | 28 | 51 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 45 | 37 | 36 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:30PM2.77m | 2:16AM2.73m | 2:41PM2.94m | 3:14AM2.93m | 3:32PM3.18m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:10PM1.50m | 7:43AM1.51m | 8:30PM1.34m | 8:50AM1.29m | 9:25PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 17 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
140 | 111 | 111 | 75 | 29 | 17 | 51 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 37 | 36 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 10 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | W 13 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 9 | W 9 |
— | — | — | 8 | 39 | 28 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 |
— | — | — | — | 16 | 16 | — | — | 13 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 2 | NNW 4 | — | ENE 2 | ENE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | — | SW 3 | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 11 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 111 | 88 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 108 | 302 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 102 | 352 | 405 | 129 | 428 | 409 | 352 |
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