Lacanau Ocean surf break

Lacanau Ocean surfForecast / Gironde / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 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
17.1° C
(Which is 3.3°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 5PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (29 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (29 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
13
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
16
0.7
W
15
0.7
WNW
15
0.8
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
160
148
148
151
148
184
181
136
134
125
181
221
225
276
273
273
269
281
204
286
277
277
147
104
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
5
NNE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
S
0
ENE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
NNW
15
NNW
5
NE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
off
off
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:24PM3.71m
4:39AM3.83m
4:57PM3.80m
5:12AM3.83m
5:27PM3.84m
5:43AM3.79m
Low Tide
9:53AM0.47m
10:08PM0.48m
10:28AM0.37m
10:44PM0.36m
11:02AM0.33m
11:20PM0.30m
light rain
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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6:56
6:54
6:52
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9:07
9:07
9:08
9:09
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
Temp °C
15
17
20
23
20
18
16
15
16
17
16
16
15
15
15
14
17
19
19
20
16
16
14
13
14
16
20
21
19
16
14
14
15
15
15
16
15
16
16
14
17
19
17
19
13
11
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
13
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.7
W
15
0.7
WNW
15
0.8
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
12
Energy kJ
160
148
148
151
148
184
181
136
134
125
87
221
225
276
273
273
269
281
204
286
277
277
147
104
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
9
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
19
0.2
W
18
0.3
WNW
17
0.4
WNW
16
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
Energy kJ
15
7
8
6
5
7
25
57
87
181
85
84
84
85
82
55
56
57
85
84
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
5
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.1
NW
5
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.2
WNW
4
Energy kJ
7
14
14
1
6
9
9
5
3
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
2
0.2
ENE
5
0.3
S
2
0.5
SW
3
0.5
WSW
4
0.2
W
4
0.2
WNW
3
0.3
ESE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
Energy kJ
1
2
1
5
10
1
1
1
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
53
62
62
0
0
0
0
0
9
43
0
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Gironde
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
1
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
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