Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lacanau Ocean today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 8PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Lacanau Ocean. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1155 | 1138 | 1103 | 942 | 799 | 762 | 933 | 359 | 353 | 361 | 361 | 303 | 298 | 242 | 237 | 233 | 225 | 180 | 180 | 143 | 140 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:28PM2.97m | 8:44AM3.03m | 9:21PM2.72m | 9:54AM2.80m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30PM0.94m | 2:45AM1.17m | 3:19PM1.22m | 3:38AM1.41m | 4:23PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 1155 | 1138 | 1103 | 942 | 799 | 762 | 933 | 359 | 353 | 361 | 361 | 303 | 298 | 242 | 237 | 233 | 225 | 180 | 180 | 143 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 353 | — | — | — | 54 | 9 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 4 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 187 | 183 | 119 | 83 | 16 | 78 | 80 | 64 | 50 | 37 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 113 | 116 | 211 | 211 | 197 | 172 | 145 | 211 | 145 | 119 | 102 | 148 | 211 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 |
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