
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lacanau Ocean today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 7PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lacanau Ocean. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 28 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 22 | 37 | 50 | 73 | 70 | 63 | 63 | 90 | 89 | 90 | 120 | 90 | 146 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:33PM4.02m | 5:03AM3.89m | 5:20PM4.27m | 5:47AM4.03m | 6:03PM4.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56AM0.49m | 10:30PM0.16m | 10:46AM0.22m | 11:17PM-0.06m | 11:31AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 |
28 | 28 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 15 | 37 | 50 | 73 | 70 | 63 | 63 | 90 | 89 | 90 | 120 | 90 | 146 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 5 | W 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | W 12 | W 11 | NW 7 | NW 8 | — | W 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | WNW 12 | — |
5 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 22 | 14 | 9 | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | — | 46 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 6 | W 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | W 6 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | NW 3 |
— | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 286 | 286 | 186 | 54 | 18 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 387 | 161 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 387 | 161 | 151 | 151 |
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