Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lacanau Ocean today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 1PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lacanau Ocean. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 284 | 521 | 460 | 460 | 372 | 298 | 281 | 223 | 218 | 264 | 278 | 1068 | 1376 | 1318 | 1318 | 1122 | 965 | 781 | 679 | 543 | 518 | 426 | 405 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:38AM3.23m | 9:02PM2.98m | 9:19AM2.96m | 9:59PM2.69m | 10:40AM2.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00PM0.96m | 3:18AM1.19m | 3:50PM1.27m | 4:13AM1.47m | 4:59PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 284 | 521 | 460 | 460 | 372 | 298 | 281 | 223 | 218 | 264 | 278 | 1068 | 1376 | 1318 | 1318 | 1122 | 965 | 781 | 679 | 543 | 518 | 426 | 405 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 242 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 2 | 62 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 102 | 70 | 0 | 134 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 116 | 151 | 70 |
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