Lacanau Ocean Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.00° N 1.21° W

Lacanau Ocean 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lacanau Ocean sea temperature is
18.1°C
1.2° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 1AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Afternoon (26 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (26 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
3 PM
6 PM
9 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
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3
4
2
2
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
W
13
3.5
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
13
2.4
WNW
13
2.3
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
2
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
12
2
W
12
2.2
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.5
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4627
3771
3242
2889
2470
1901
1723
1365
1145
861
847
743
693
681
882
1194
1535
2258
2258
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
10
NW
5
W
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
E
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
20
S
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
NNW
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:42PM4.09m
4:02AM4.08m
4:19PM4.19m
4:38AM4.17m
4:59PM4.18m
Low Tide
9:43PM0.02m
10:01AM-0.00m
10:22PM-0.06m
10:41AM-0.11m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
15
15
14
14
15
15
17
18
19
20
18
16
16
16
19
18
17
15
15
Feels °C
10
12
12
12
13
13
17
17
20
19
16
13
13
13
18
16
15
11
11
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