Lacanau Ocean Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.00° N 1.21° W

Lacanau Ocean 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lacanau Ocean sea temperature is
25.2° C
3.4° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 9PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
122
125
88
85
61
60
59
57
147
128
108
88
86
103
100
100
119
113
117
96
77
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
15
W
10
NW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
NW
5
NNE
15
SW
15
W
5
W
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:44PM4.40m
7:08AM4.02m
7:24PM4.27m
7:45AM3.89m
8:01PM4.02m
Low Tide
12:13PM-0.06m
00:42AM-0.16m
12:54PM-0.03m
1:21AM-0.02m
1:34PM0.11m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:13
9:12
9:09
 mm
Temp °C
24
25
25
23
22
22
22
22
22
23
22
22
22
22
21
21
22
23
22
22
22
Feels °C
25
26
28
24
23
23
23
24
23
24
23
24
23
25
22
22
24
23
22
23
22
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