Lacanau Ocean 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.00° N 1.21° W

Issued: 6 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lacanau Ocean sea temperature is

16.2°C

Lacanau Ocean surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Lacanau Ocean today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 1PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CET) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	11s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	11s
Evening (06 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 6							Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	W 12	W 11	WNW 11	W 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	W 12	W 11
Wave Graph
kJ	132	130	94	97	59	64	63	59	57	57	58	60	29	32	57	65	68	47	42	42	37	22	22	20	11	10
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	NNW	NE	E	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					2:38PM3.79m				3:01AM3.75m				3:18PM3.86m				3:37AM3.86m				3:54PM3.87m					4:10AM3.90m
Low Tide			8:03AM0.63m				8:28PM0.45m				8:46AM0.45m				9:06PM0.35m				9:25AM0.33m				9:42PM0.31m


	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52
	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	5:43
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	10	14	14	14	14	13	11	11	10	14	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	15	17	17	15	14	14	15
Feels °C	8	8	7	12	12	11	10	10	7	7	6	11	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	11	14	14	11	10	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	W 12	W 11	WNW 11	W 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	W 11
kJ	132	130	94	97	59	64	63	59	57	57	58	60	29	32	57	65	68	47	42	42	37	22	22	20	10	10
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WNW 12	WNW 12	—	—	—	W 16	W 16	W 15	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 12	W 12	WNW 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	28	14	—	—	—	5	5	4	16	14	14	12	11	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 2	ESE 2	—	E 2	SE 3	SE 3	SE 3	SE 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	1	2	5	5	3
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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	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	41	102	88	88	530
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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
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	5	9	8	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	6	4	4	6	9	9

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