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Lacanau Ocean surf break

Lacanau Ocean surfForecast / Gironde / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 18 Mar 2026 CET
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
13.0° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Lacanau Ocean today?

The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 7PM is: 1.3m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 1.7m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (18 Mar)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (18 Mar)7ft (2.1m)17s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.3
W
2.1
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)131313181716151514141413131313131313121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9589439431062246126672065156812291063849722617523437361356280220210164109107102
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
25
NE
20
E
30
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:22PM
3.95
4:35AM
4.25
4:55PM
4.11
5:09AM
4.34
5:29PM
4.17
5:45AM
4.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:02AM
0.09
10:14PM
0.09
10:37AM
-0.12
10:50PM
-0.09
11:13AM
-0.20
11:28PM
-0.16
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise--------7:09-------7:09-------
Sunset---7:13-------7:15-------7:15----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C15202218131110101215171713121191116181715121210
Feels °C (?)10161813852358111210885713141412997
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