Lacanau Ocean Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.00° N 1.21° W

Lacanau Ocean 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lacanau Ocean sea temperature is
25.9° C
5.1° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 9AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (19 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (19 Jul)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Mon night, min 18°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NE by Mon morning).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.3
WNW
8
0.2
W
8
0.9
NNW
4
1.2
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
N
5
0.3
WNW
8
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.9
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
N
5
0.2
W
12
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.7
N
5
0.6
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
16
12
14
7
29
74
46
37
11
3
3
50
39
50
42
10
12
12
12
39
30
25
19
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
20
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:05AM3.57m
9:23PM3.74m
9:52AM3.36m
10:12PM3.43m
10:43AM3.15m
Low Tide
2:34AM0.25m
2:48PM0.44m
3:19AM0.52m
3:35PM0.70m
4:05AM0.80m
4:25PM0.97m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:45
9:45
9:44
 mm
Temp °C
23
21
20
25
28
28
29
28
25
21
19
23
29
31
32
28
24
20
18
23
29
31
32
28
Feels °C
21
19
18
23
24
23
25
23
20
14
12
17
23
25
26
21
17
13
11
17
23
25
26
23
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