Lacanau Ocean surf break

Lacanau Ocean surfForecast / Gironde / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 01 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
17.2° C
(Which is 3.2°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 9PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (01 May)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (01 May)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
269
281
257
286
277
277
151
138
98
87
93
93
73
47
47
46
76
73
64
59
55
48
41
32
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
N
20
NNW
10
NE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SW
20
S
25
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
10
WSW
0
WSW
0
SE
10
W
20
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:27PM3.84m
5:43AM3.79m
5:56PM3.83m
6:13AM3.71m
6:24PM3.76m
6:43AM3.58m
Low Tide
11:02AM0.33m
11:20PM0.30m
11:35AM0.35m
11:54PM0.31m
12:09PM0.42m
00:30AM0.39m
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:52
6:52
6:50
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9:08
9:09
9:12
9:13
1
3
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
4
1
2
1
Temp °C
17
21
20
19
18
17
14
13
15
19
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
16
20
17
18
14
13
10
9
13
17
14
11
14
12
13
15
15
13
12
13
12
12
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
W
11
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
NW
8
Energy kJ
269
281
257
286
277
277
151
138
98
58
93
93
73
47
47
46
76
73
64
59
55
48
26
32
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.4
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.4
W
4
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
6
0.5
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
NW
10
Energy kJ
82
82
85
3
1
98
57
57
87
51
32
31
31
17
30
14
6
14
15
16
41
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
4
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.4
SE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
Energy kJ
2
1
2
2
1
3
1
3
4
12
14
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
11
70
0
0
2
2
2
41
154
122
47
0
37
47
0
0
108
185
185
153
244
185
185
Best forecast wave conditions in Gironde
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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