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Lacanau Ocean surfForecast / Gironde / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 12 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
17.9° C
(Which is 3.3°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 7AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Lacanau Ocean. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue night, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | |
38 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 35 | 55 | 53 | 60 | 101 | 144 | 202 | 306 | 431 | 462 | 581 | 644 | 789 | 836 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:27AM3.18m | 2:05PM3.15m | 2:19AM3.43m | 2:52PM3.44m | 3:07AM3.70m | 3:35PM3.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:26AM0.94m | 7:46PM0.99m | 8:19AM0.66m | 8:39PM0.69m | 9:07AM0.39m | 9:28PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 8 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | NW 7 | W 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 38 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 4 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 13 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 19 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 35 | 55 | 53 | 60 | 101 | 144 | 202 | 306 | 431 | 462 | 581 | 644 | 789 | 836 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 165 | 150 | 88 | 197 | 211 | 211 | 370 | 285 | 205 | 285 | 205 | 396 | 472 | 655 | 307 | 344 | 344 | 250 | 161 | 250 | 447 | 487 | 344 | 344 |
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