Lacanau Ocean surf break

Lacanau Ocean surfForecast / Gironde / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 04 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
18.2° C
(Which is 4.0°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 3AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (05 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (05 May)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.8
NW
6
1
WNW
6
0.8
NW
6
1
NW
5
1
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.6
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
188
139
63
63
61
113
130
79
67
50
52
38
36
60
44
57
61
53
40
59
46
30
16
21
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
20
WNW
10
NW
20
WNW
20
NNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
0
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
E
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:54PM3.64m
7:14AM3.41m
7:25PM3.49m
7:47AM3.21m
8:01PM3.31m
8:26AM3.01m
Low Tide
1:06AM0.53m
1:19PM0.72m
1:44AM0.72m
1:57PM0.90m
2:25AM0.93m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:48
6:47
6:46
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9:13
9:14
9:15
9:16
1
1
5
4
3
2
2
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
11
14
18
9
9
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
8
9
8
10
11
12
12
10
9
11
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WSW
6
0.7
W
6
0.4
WNW
9
0.5
W
5
0.4
SW
5
0.1
W
12
0.4
NW
8
0.8
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.6
WNW
6
Energy kJ
1
1
63
63
61
113
130
79
67
50
52
27
35
30
13
6
3
16
40
59
46
30
16
21
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.5
NW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.5
W
5
0.4
WNW
8
0.1
NW
11
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.3
NW
9
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
38
30
14
28
5
10
10
6
6
2
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
9
0.1
W
11
0.4
NW
8
0.1
NW
11
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.1
NW
8
Energy kJ
30
2
16
4
10
10
9
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.6
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.5
W
3
0.8
WNW
4
0.8
W
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.8
NW
5
0.8
NW
6
1
WNW
6
0.8
NW
6
1
NW
5
1
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
6
Energy kJ
188
139
12
7
9
6
24
26
27
28
36
60
44
57
61
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)
185
151
161
161
151
185
116
185
389
250
185
185
185
185
205
186
169
161
102
0
0
0
18
18
Best forecast wave conditions in Gironde
Rating
(10 max)
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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