Lacanau Ocean Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.00° N 1.21° W

Lacanau Ocean 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lacanau Ocean sea temperature is
25.3° C
3.5° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 2AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (19 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s

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 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.3
W
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
NW
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
16
14
12
13
11
23
10
12
11
20
91
153
311
346
296
226
221
253
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
0
W
10
W
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:16PM3.36m
9:36AM3.18m
10:01PM3.03m
10:27AM2.93m
Low Tide
2:55PM0.64m
3:17AM0.83m
3:40PM0.96m
4:03AM1.15m
4:33PM1.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:05
9:04
 mm
Temp °C
22
21
20
20
20
20
21
22
22
22
22
22
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
Feels °C
22
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
22
22
19
20
19
19
18
19
20
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