Lacanau Ocean Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.00° N 1.21° W

Lacanau Ocean 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lacanau Ocean sea temperature is
24.7°C
3.1° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 11PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)--
Afternoon (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
13
0.3
W
12
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
8
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.2
WNW
12
0.7
SW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
W
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
25
37
36
31
30
17
15
14
14
6
6
15
14
4
15
15
19
24
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
ESE
25
SE
10
ENE
15
E
20
SSE
25
SSW
25
W
10
N
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:41PM2.94m
3:14AM2.93m
3:32PM3.18m
3:57AM3.15m
4:11PM3.44m
Low Tide
8:30PM1.34m
8:50AM1.29m
9:25PM1.08m
9:38AM1.02m
10:06PM0.80m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:59
8:57
8:54
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
29
26
24
22
20
25
25
25
24
23
23
23
22
23
23
23
22
22
Feels °C
28
27
23
20
22
19
24
23
22
25
24
22
23
23
23
22
21
22
23
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