Lacanau Ocean Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.00° N 1.21° W

Lacanau Ocean 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lacanau Ocean sea temperature is
24.5°C
3.0° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 1PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
8
0.4
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.7
W
7
1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
7
0.9
WNW
7
1
W
7
1.4
W
5
1.4
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.3
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.3
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
20
19
19
31
47
16
16
14
13
18
54
117
138
112
86
102
100
129
127
150
138
347
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
ENE
15
E
5
SE
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
5
S
15
SE
20
S
20
SSW
10
W
10
NNE
15
WNW
25
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-off
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
High Tide
4:45PM3.69m
5:04AM3.58m
5:16PM3.89m
5:34AM3.74m
5:46PM4.04m
Low Tide
10:16AM0.75m
10:41PM0.54m
10:51AM0.50m
11:15PM0.31m
11:24AM0.30m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:52
8:50
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
20
19
24
30
28
27
24
21
21
20
22
24
23
23
22
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
21
18
23
30
28
26
23
19
22
19
20
22
22
23
20
16
15
16
17
18
19
18
18
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