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Lacanau Ocean surfForecast / Gironde / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 28 May 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
21.8° C
(Which is 5.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Lacanau Ocean today (28 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 11PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lacanau Ocean. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | |
78 | 77 | 75 | 55 | 50 | 47 | 47 | 32 | 27 | 30 | 46 | 103 | 60 | 59 | 114 | 78 | 100 | 131 | 125 | 141 | 212 | 505 | 569 | 647 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:53PM3.51m | 4:11AM3.51m | 4:29PM3.59m | 4:47AM3.54m | 5:02PM3.65m | 5:22AM3.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:39PM0.72m | 9:57AM0.67m | 10:18PM0.62m | 10:34AM0.62m | 10:57PM0.54m | 11:11AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:43 |
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Temp °C | 31 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
29 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 5 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 13 | WNW 9 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 78 | 77 | 75 | 55 | 50 | 47 | 47 | 32 | 27 | 12 | 46 | 103 | 60 | 59 | 114 | 78 | 100 | 131 | 125 | 88 | 138 | 505 | 569 | 647 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 3 | — | N 3 | — | SW 5 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 9 | SW 5 | SW 5 | NW 6 | NW 5 | — | WNW 6 | NW 6 | W 15 | WSW 4 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 16 | 14 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | — | 15 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 92 | 212 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 15 | — | W 11 | W 13 | WNW 9 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | W 16 | — | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 30 | 26 | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | 5 | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | NE 2 | ENE 2 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | WSW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 15 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | — | 141 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 351 | 302 | 322 | 151 | 77 | 129 | 151 | 63 | 183 | 262 | 344 | 134 | 230 | 62 | 62 | 70 | 134 | 161 |
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