Lacanau Ocean surf break

Lacanau Ocean surfForecast / Gironde / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 08 May 2026 CEST
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Lacanau Ocean surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lacanau Ocean sea temperature is
17.6° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lacanau Ocean today?

The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 7PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (08 May)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
W
15
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
WNW
12
1.3
SW
5
1.3
SW
6
1
SW
6
0.3
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
16
16
17
38
41
62
59
59
87
78
75
75
72
71
46
100
111
58
23
38
24
37
53
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SW
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
S
15
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
W
10
NW
5
W
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:16AM2.83m
9:44PM2.97m
10:32AM2.71m
11:05PM2.91m
12:00PM2.73m
00:24AM2.99m
Low Tide
3:28PM1.25m
4:09AM1.25m
4:28PM1.36m
5:15AM1.28m
5:37PM1.35m
6:24AM1.17m
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
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6:43
6:41
6:41
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9:17
9:19
9:20
9:21
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
22
21
18
19
17
15
14
18
21
23
21
19
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
19
18
17
17
16
12
10
15
18
20
18
18
15
15
15
13
12
14
14
15
13
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
NW
7
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
1
SW
6
0.6
SW
5
0.5
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.2
SSW
4
Energy kJ
16
16
16
16
9
41
62
59
59
87
78
75
75
72
71
46
42
40
58
21
15
24
37
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
W
9
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
7
0.2
WNW
9
0.1
NW
7
0.2
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.4
SW
5
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
W
11
0.2
W
10
Energy kJ
5
5
17
38
5
5
5
5
5
5
2
2
3
2
8
2
7
39
23
8
23
20
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
16
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
7
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
11
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
10
Energy kJ
1
5
5
4
4
2
2
2
2
6
6
38
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
2
0.4
ESE
2
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
NE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
3
1.3
SW
5
1.3
SW
6
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.8
WNW
6
Energy kJ
1
2
3
2
7
9
2
2
7
100
111
8
5
4
53
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
88
143
108
88
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
186
239
186
238
32
102
122
197
88
Best forecast wave conditions in Gironde
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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