Lacanau Ocean surf break

Lacanau Ocean surfForecast / Gironde / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 24 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
18.1° C
(Which is 1.9°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 9AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (24 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (24 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
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)
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
10
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.3
W
16
0.4
WNW
15
0.6
W
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
214
181
177
164
125
125
94
98
88
63
61
61
43
72
144
243
286
282
424
418
329
313
308
308
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
NW
10
NNE
10
ESE
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:45PM3.39m
12:31PM3.10m
00:54AM3.36m
1:34PM3.17m
1:54AM3.38m
2:28PM3.28m
Low Tide
5:34AM0.91m
5:55PM1.09m
6:43AM0.94m
7:04PM1.07m
7:44AM0.90m
8:05PM0.97m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
6:26
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:36
9:37
9:37
Temp °C
27
26
23
24
28
30
32
29
29
27
27
28
32
33
32
30
28
27
25
27
32
33
33
31
26
26
23
25
27
28
30
28
29
27
23
25
29
31
30
29
27
24
22
24
31
31
32
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
10
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
Energy kJ
214
181
177
164
125
125
94
98
88
63
61
61
41
65
144
243
286
282
424
418
329
313
308
308
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
N
3
0.1
W
17
0.2
W
16
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
Energy kJ
2
1
6
21
38
72
72
72
59
60
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
11
0.3
W
16
Energy kJ
9
43
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
32
9
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gironde
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
6
7
9
9
9
9
8
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