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Lacanau-Ocean in Acquitaine is an exposed beach break that usually has waves and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the east. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the ideal swell direction is from the west. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Sometimes crowded. Beware of rips / crowds.

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Overall Lacanau-Ocean Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Lacanau-Ocean surf quality by season and Lacanau-Ocean surf quality by month.

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Use this relief map to navigate to France - Acquitaine surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Lacanau-Ocean

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Lacanau-Ocean:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Lacanau Supersud	1 mi
Second closest break	Carcans Plage	6 mi
Third closest break	Le Porge	7 mi
Fourth closest break	La Jenny	11 mi
Fifth closest break	Le Grand Crohot	15 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Lacanau-Ocean:
Closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	186 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	347 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	358 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Greenwich Buoy	377 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	390 mi
Tide stations nearest to Lacanau-Ocean:
Closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	292 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco	292 mi
Third closest tide station	Weymouth, England	392 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Weymouth, England	392 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Bournemouth, England	396 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Lacanau-Ocean:
Closest ski area	La Pierre Saint Martin (France)	142 mi
Second closest ski area	Gourette (France)	147 mi
Third closest ski area	Artouste (France)	151 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Astun (Spain)	155 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Cauterets (France)	156 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Lacanau-Ocean:
Closest city location	Lacanau (France)	6 mi
Second closest city location	Carcans (France)	9 mi
Third closest city location	Le Porge (France)	11 mi
Fourth closest city location	Hourtin (France)	15 mi
Fifth closest city location	Sainte-Helene (France)	16 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Lacanau-Ocean is Merignac (Bordeaux) Airport (BOD) in France, 43 km (27 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Lacanau-Ocean is La Teste De Buch (Arcachon) Airport (XAC), also in France, 46 km (29 miles) away.
• Third is Medis (Royan) Airport (RYN) in France, 72 km (45 miles) away.
• St Agnant (Rochefort) Airport (RCO) in France is 100 km (62 miles) away.
• Chateaubernard (Cognac) Airport (CNG), also in France is the fifth nearest airport to Lacanau-Ocean and is 101 km (63 miles) away.