Lacanau Ocean surf break

Lacanau Ocean surfForecast / Gironde / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 06 May 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
17.9° C
(Which is 3.5°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 8PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (06 May)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (06 May)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.5
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
0.9
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.7
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
W
15
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
111
126
156
92
75
54
39
29
16
21
15
20
20
47
38
23
23
16
16
17
38
41
36
59
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
N
15
N
15
NE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
ENE
10
E
20
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
off
off
off
High Tide
8:01PM3.31m
8:26AM3.01m
8:44PM3.12m
9:16AM2.83m
9:44PM2.97m
Low Tide
1:57PM0.90m
2:25AM0.93m
2:39PM1.09m
3:12AM1.12m
3:28PM1.25m
4:09AM1.25m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:46
6:45
6:43
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9:15
9:16
9:17
9:19
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
14
13
12
11
14
16
18
20
17
15
14
14
18
21
21
19
18
18
15
14
8
8
7
10
12
12
11
9
12
13
15
17
15
12
11
11
15
18
20
18
16
17
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
11
0.9
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.7
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.5
NW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
NW
7
0.3
SW
4
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
13
Energy kJ
5
75
54
39
29
16
21
15
14
13
47
38
23
23
16
16
16
9
3
36
59
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
4
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
10
0.3
NW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
SW
4
0.2
WNW
7
Energy kJ
4
4
4
6
9
14
8
20
20
2
2
1
5
5
17
38
41
3
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
NW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
8
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
NW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WSW
4
Energy kJ
5
4
10
2
2
2
6
2
5
1
1
8
5
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.5
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
0.2
ESE
2
0.2
SSE
2
0.1
SW
4
0.4
ESE
3
Energy kJ
111
126
156
92
1
1
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
370
250
250
161
102
0
0
18
88
88
88
54
41
0
0
102
122
166
315
176
32
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gironde
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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