Lacanau Ocean Surf Break

Lacanau Ocean 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.00° N 1.21° W

Issued: 7 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lacanau Ocean sea temperature is
21.5° C

2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Lacanau Ocean surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Lacanau Ocean today (18 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 11PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)--
Afternoon (18 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (18 Jun)3ft (0.9m)10s

Table - waves today at Lacanau Ocean. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 34°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
209
163
173
169
160
125
120
115
113
119
116
113
111
101
96
94
92
90
64
64
61
60
43
42
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
N
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NE
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNE
10
N
10
NE
5
ESE
0
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
WNW
25
NNE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
E
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
High Tide
8:11PM4.08m
8:46AM3.62m
9:06PM3.90m
9:42AM3.42m
10:03PM3.68m
10:41AM3.25m
Low Tide
2:11AM0.16m
2:26PM0.42m
3:03AM0.38m
3:18PM0.62m
3:57AM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:53
9:53
9:53
9:54
 mm
3
Temp °C
24
25
23
20
19
19
21
22
22
21
21
19
19
20
24
25
27
28
24
22
22
22
28
33
Feels °C
23
24
23
19
18
19
21
22
21
20
22
20
19
20
26
24
25
25
23
20
22
23
29
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
Energy kJ
209
163
173
169
160
125
120
115
113
119
116
113
111
101
96
94
92
90
64
64
61
60
43
42
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.3
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.3
N
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
Energy kJ
3
3
2
15
3
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
4
0.3
NW
4
Energy kJ
6
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.7
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
Energy kJ
2
3
6
15
30
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
151
54
70
129
0
31
143
161
203
70
0
27
0
0
0
119
151
122
170
61
0
0
0
126
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
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