Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lampaul Ploudalmezeau today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Lampaul Ploudalmezeau at 9PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lampaul Ploudalmezeau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | WNW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WNW 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
61 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 61 | 70 | 80 | 83 | 76 | 63 | 76 | 78 | 91 | 71 | 295 | 367 | 303 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:43PM5.89m | 6:03AM5.88m | 6:15PM6.29m | 6:34AM6.23m | 6:46PM6.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:42AM1.39m | 00:04AM1.03m | 12:16PM0.97m | 00:36AM0.63m | 12:48PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | S 10 |
61 | 35 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 61 | 33 | 31 | 83 | 76 | 51 | 76 | 74 | 75 | 71 | 47 | — | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NE 5 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 6 | WNW 9 | W 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | — | — |
5 | 23 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 31 | 11 | 26 | 28 | 50 | 47 | 34 | 78 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | SW 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
7 | — | — | — | 8 | 29 | 20 | 14 | 61 | 70 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | 102 | 295 | 367 | 303 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 7 | 175 | 7 | 7 | 58 | 542 | 542 | 86 | 86 | 58 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 555 | 473 | 555 | 74 |
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