Lacanau Ocean surf break

Lacanau Ocean surfForecast / Gironde / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 05 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
18.0° C
(Which is 3.7°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: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (05 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (05 May)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.9
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
5
1.2
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.5
NW
5
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
78
130
79
77
134
176
70
93
107
91
91
85
110
96
76
56
35
28
20
14
64
62
38
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
W
25
W
20
WSW
10
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
15
W
20
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
E
15
ESE
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
7:14AM3.41m
7:25PM3.49m
7:47AM3.21m
8:01PM3.31m
8:26AM3.01m
8:44PM3.12m
Low Tide
1:19PM0.72m
1:44AM0.72m
1:57PM0.90m
2:25AM0.93m
2:39PM1.09m
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
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6:48
6:47
6:46
6:45
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9:14
9:15
9:16
9:17
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
18
16
15
11
11
8
10
11
10
11
9
8
10
10
9
9
10
10
11
11
12
14
14
13
16
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.4
NW
8
0.1
W
12
0.1
NW
11
1
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
7
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
Energy kJ
61
78
130
79
77
65
18
3
5
96
76
56
35
28
20
5
64
62
38
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
NW
11
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WNW
10
0.3
NW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
1
1
1
5
5
5
2
9
14
8
20
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
11
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.2
WNW
8
Energy kJ
4
10
10
6
2
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.9
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
5
1.2
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
7
0.5
NW
5
Energy kJ
6
5
7
14
17
134
176
70
93
107
91
91
85
110
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
161
205
185
250
250
185
185
161
161
185
185
169
172
161
134
185
43
24
11
41
111
0
0
41
Best forecast wave conditions in Gironde
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
6
6
5
8
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
5
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