Lacanau Ocean Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.00° N 1.21° W

Lacanau Ocean 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lacanau Ocean sea temperature is
25.3° C
3.5° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 3PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.3
WNW
9
0.5
NW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.3
W
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
NW
6
0.3
WNW
8
0.5
NW
7
0.3
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
1
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
13
15
14
13
16
14
12
13
11
23
11
11
22
20
60
280
133
305
283
231
226
240
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
0
NW
5
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:57AM3.44m
9:16PM3.36m
9:36AM3.18m
10:01PM3.03m
10:27AM2.93m
Low Tide
2:55PM0.64m
3:17AM0.83m
3:40PM0.96m
4:03AM1.15m
4:33PM1.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:05
9:04
 mm
1
Temp °C
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
20
20
20
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
20
20
21
20
19
20
Feels °C
21
22
22
22
22
21
22
20
21
22
23
21
21
22
23
23
21
20
19
20
18
17
19
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