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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
17.9° C
(Which is 3.3°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 2PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Lacanau Ocean. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | |
51 | 66 | 85 | 103 | 83 | 58 | 49 | 43 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 53 | 75 | 127 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 1:10PM2.90m | 1:27AM3.18m | 2:05PM3.15m | 2:19AM3.43m | 2:52PM3.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:24AM1.17m | 6:45PM1.22m | 7:26AM0.94m | 7:46PM0.99m | 8:19AM0.66m | 8:39PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | 9:24 | |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 10 | NW 10 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 6 | W 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 49 | 43 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 21 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | — | NW 10 | W 10 | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 6 | NW 8 | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — |
9 | 9 | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 8 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 |
51 | 66 | 85 | 103 | 83 | 58 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 16 | 16 | — | — | 27 | 53 | 75 | 127 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 151 | 209 | 250 | 211 | 290 | 197 | 11 | 88 | 88 | 143 | 211 | 211 | 286 | 211 | 378 | 370 | 205 | 396 | 472 | 673 | 285 | 370 | 344 |
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