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 (1.4m), 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 4AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 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 Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 305 | 386 | 446 | 410 | 284 | 521 | 460 | 460 | 372 | 298 | 281 | 223 | 218 | 264 | 278 | 1068 | 1376 | 1337 | 1262 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:26PM3.30m | 8:38AM3.23m | 9:02PM2.98m | 9:19AM2.96m | 9:59PM2.69m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:18PM0.63m | 2:35AM0.87m | 3:00PM0.96m | 3:18AM1.19m | 3:50PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | 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 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 305 | 386 | 446 | 410 | 284 | 521 | 460 | 460 | 372 | 298 | 281 | 223 | 218 | 264 | 278 | 1068 | 972 | 1337 | 1262 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 13 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 18 | — | 117 | 242 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 14 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1376 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 250 | 161 | 161 | 70 | 47 | 24 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 62 | 116 | 126 | 70 | 0 | 32 | 116 | 161 | 161 | 54 |
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