Lacanau Ocean surf break

Lacanau Ocean surfForecast / Gironde / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 12 Apr 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
15.5° C
(Which is 3.0°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 12PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (12 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (12 Apr)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
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2
3
1
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
1
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
Period(s) (?)141415141415151414141413131313121212111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)334036693720391236693665342731542855261320491804164914881121807694579471370297324294240
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
NNE
0
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NW
10
NW
0
S
10
SE
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassglassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
crossoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
Sunrise-7:26-------7:24-------7:22------
Sunset-----8:45-------8:46-------8:47--
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------111-------------
Temp. °C111111111111111111101112121211111110111212121313
Feels °C (?)889777877667778910889991011
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