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Lacanau Ocean surf break

Lacanau Ocean surfForecast / Gironde / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 12 Mar 2026 CET
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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
13.6° C
 (Which is 1.6°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 6AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (12 Mar)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (12 Mar)7ft (2.1m)13s

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

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16 DaysHourly
Print Table
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
Swell
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
2
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.2
WNW
3
W
3
WNW
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
Period(s) (?)141414141414131313131312121214141414151514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)235228152855289526502352179215921299124912401428141524512822555545744164461852584209351732483068
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
5
W
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
40
WSW
40
WNW
40
NW
35
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:32PM
2.70
11:01AM
2.51
11:59PM
2.64
12:58PM
2.61
1:25AM
2.85
1:59PM
2.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:08AM
1.54
4:43PM
1.65
5:45AM
1.59
6:22PM
1.59
7:14AM
1.40
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise----7:24-------7:22-------7:20---
Sunset-------7:06-------7:07-------7:07
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------1331111---
Temp. °C1212111111121212121212131313131211998910910
Feels °C (?)91199899109889877531123323
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