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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 3.5°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 8AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Lacanau Ocean. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thu 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | |
38 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 38 | 67 | 61 | 88 | 123 | 117 | 148 | 148 | 196 | 146 | 187 | 184 | 180 | 137 | 132 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 3:05PM3.39m | 3:21AM3.66m | 3:48PM3.57m | 4:02AM3.77m | 4:24PM3.71m | 4:39AM3.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:43PM0.86m | 9:14AM0.61m | 9:29PM0.65m | 9:53AM0.47m | 10:08PM0.48m | 10:28AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | |
— | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 4 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 |
38 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 61 | 88 | 123 | 117 | 148 | 148 | 196 | 146 | 187 | 184 | 180 | 137 | 125 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 5 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 15 | W 15 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | W 19 | W 18 | WNW 17 | W 16 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 38 | 67 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 57 | 132 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 12 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | W 16 | W 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 302 | 161 | 32 | 0 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 57 | 112 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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