Lacanau Ocean Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.00° N 1.21° W

Lacanau Ocean 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lacanau Ocean sea temperature is
24.6°C
3.4° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 5PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)7ft (2.2m)7s
Afternoon (28 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (28 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the S by Sun morning).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
W
7
2
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.7
W
8
2.5
W
9
2.3
W
9
2.1
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.7
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
W
10
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
529
491
388
307
372
1016
923
771
533
404
339
517
529
452
340
544
454
423
337
287
275
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
30
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
S
15
SW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
W
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:46PM4.04m
6:04AM3.85m
6:16PM4.11m
6:34AM3.90m
6:46PM4.11m
Low Tide
11:24AM0.30m
11:47PM0.15m
11:57AM0.17m
00:19AM0.06m
12:31PM0.11m
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:50
8:47
8:45
 mm
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
21
20
Feels °C
14
16
19
17
17
18
19
18
18
19
20
20
21
21
22
22
21
20
19
19
18
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