Lacanau Ocean Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.00° N 1.21° W

Lacanau Ocean 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lacanau Ocean sea temperature is
25.5° C
3.7° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 4PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
8
1
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
119
352
346
253
221
253
248
319
339
346
386
386
394
394
386
312
248
199
161
144
111
132
84
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
ENE
15
ESE
10
E
10
NE
20
N
25
N
20
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:27AM2.93m
11:09PM2.75m
11:51AM2.76m
00:51AM2.64m
1:30PM2.77m
Low Tide
4:33PM1.25m
4:59AM1.41m
5:42PM1.46m
6:16AM1.56m
7:10PM1.50m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:04
9:01
9:00
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
21
21
20
20
20
19
16
19
23
24
24
24
Feels °C
20
21
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
17
18
18
18
19
20
19
15
17
21
20
20
19
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