Lacanau Ocean Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.00° N 1.21° W

Lacanau Ocean 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lacanau Ocean sea temperature is
20.6°C
2.7° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 8PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (10 Oct)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (10 Oct)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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)
1
1
1
2
0
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
649
584
584
540
462
426
374
304
303
679
575
477
405
361
280
259
210
325
609
755
833
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
E
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSW
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
W
5
N
10
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross
off
High Tide
5:17PM4.17m
5:35AM4.06m
5:50PM4.11m
6:06AM4.02m
6:22PM3.97m
Low Tide
10:48AM0.11m
11:09PM0.03m
11:24AM0.04m
11:43PM0.06m
12:00PM0.07m
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8:15
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7:28
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2
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Temp °C
15
15
16
16
15
15
14
13
14
16
15
16
16
18
18
18
18
19
19
20
19
Feels °C
12
11
13
14
13
14
13
11
12
14
14
14
14
18
18
18
17
19
20
21
19
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