Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lacanau Ocean today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 9AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Lacanau Ocean. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Mon night, min 18°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 8 | W 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | WNW 8 | W 13 | W 13 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 5 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | NNW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 29 | 74 | 46 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 39 | 50 | 42 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 30 | 25 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:05AM3.57m | 9:23PM3.74m | 9:52AM3.36m | 10:12PM3.43m | 10:43AM3.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:34AM0.25m | 2:48PM0.44m | 3:19AM0.52m | 3:35PM0.70m | 4:05AM0.80m | 4:25PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 28 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 13 | W 13 | NW 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 7 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | W 11 | NW 9 | W 11 | W 10 | NW 6 | W 13 | W 10 | W 9 | W 12 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | NW 9 | — | — | — | W 11 | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 11 | — | — | — | 7 | 29 | 74 | 46 | 37 | 40 | 65 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 50 | 42 | 52 | 53 | 66 | 50 | 39 | 30 | 25 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 685 | 398 | 657 | 657 | 512 | 929 | 408 | 88 | 54 | 88 | 54 | 41 | 211 | 211 | 186 | 88 | 54 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 211 | 211 | 186 | 102 |
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