Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lacanau Ocean today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 10PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Lacanau Ocean. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 221 | 253 | 248 | 319 | 339 | 346 | 339 | 386 | 394 | 373 | 318 | 312 | 237 | 184 | 151 | 144 | 111 | 129 | 99 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:09PM2.75m | 11:51AM2.76m | 00:51AM2.64m | 1:30PM2.77m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:33PM1.25m | 4:59AM1.41m | 5:42PM1.46m | 6:16AM1.56m | 7:10PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 221 | 253 | 248 | 319 | 339 | 346 | 339 | — | 394 | 373 | 318 | 312 | 237 | 184 | 151 | 144 | 111 | 129 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 386 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 54 | 116 | 102 | 62 | 62 | 70 | 151 | 134 | 250 | 250 | 185 | 146 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 |
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