Lacanau Ocean Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.00° N 1.21° W

Lacanau Ocean 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lacanau Ocean sea temperature is
22.9°C
2.2° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 6AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (08 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (08 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.7
W
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.5
NW
9
1.8
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
488
472
397
357
279
514
584
674
343
535
426
360
339
300
307
280
320
290
235
179
122
110
103
81
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNE
15
NE
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNE
10
E
5
E
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:14AM3.40m
3:33PM3.77m
4:05AM3.69m
4:21PM4.07m
4:48AM3.92m
5:03PM4.28m
Low Tide
8:52AM0.81m
9:29PM0.46m
9:45AM0.48m
10:17PM0.16m
10:30AM0.20m
10:59PM-0.05m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:28
8:25
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
19
21
21
20
19
19
19
17
16
17
17
17
18
18
19
18
15
17
19
20
19
19
Feels °C
21
21
20
20
19
18
17
15
15
13
13
13
12
12
14
14
16
17
13
15
16
17
16
17
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