Lacanau Ocean Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.00° N 1.21° W

Lacanau Ocean 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lacanau Ocean sea temperature is
17.5°C
0.9° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 11PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)--
Afternoon (28 Oct)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (28 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
W
13
2.3
W
13
2.2
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.7
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1992
1806
1521
1118
890
794
692
569
478
397
320
259
249
202
198
141
136
143
173
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
N
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
0
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:41PM4.05m
5:59AM4.05m
6:28PM3.82m
6:46AM3.85m
7:22PM3.52m
Low Tide
11:44PM0.09m
12:10PM0.04m
00:30AM0.31m
1:00PM0.27m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
15
13
12
10
10
9
12
14
14
14
13
12
12
11
15
15
15
16
Feels °C
13
11
9
8
6
7
6
10
12
11
11
10
9
9
8
14
12
12
13
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