Lacanau Ocean surf break

Lacanau Ocean surfForecast / Gironde / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 08 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
17.6° C
(Which is 3.1°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 1PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
W
15
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
WNW
12
1.3
SW
5
1.4
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.1
W
6
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
23
16
16
16
17
38
41
62
59
59
87
78
75
75
72
72
46
83
119
104
88
128
107
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSW
5
NE
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
5
SSE
5
S
10
S
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:16AM2.83m
9:44PM2.97m
10:32AM2.71m
11:05PM2.91m
12:00PM2.73m
00:24AM2.99m
Low Tide
3:12AM1.12m
3:28PM1.25m
4:09AM1.25m
4:28PM1.36m
5:15AM1.28m
5:37PM1.35m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
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6:45
6:43
6:41
6:41
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9:17
9:19
9:20
9:21
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
18
22
22
20
20
17
16
14
18
22
23
22
19
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
11
9
15
19
20
19
19
16
14
11
15
20
22
20
18
16
15
13
13
11
13
13
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
1.1
W
6
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
7
Energy kJ
30
23
16
16
16
16
14
41
62
59
59
87
78
75
75
72
72
46
42
39
88
128
107
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
SSW
3
0.1
NW
7
0.2
WNW
9
0.1
NW
7
0.1
W
8
0.5
WNW
7
0.3
W
11
0.2
W
11
Energy kJ
2
1
5
5
5
17
38
5
5
5
5
5
5
2
4
1
2
8
2
1
31
21
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.3
W
11
Energy kJ
1
1
5
4
4
2
3
2
7
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
2
0.3
ESE
2
0.3
ESE
2
0.4
SE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.3
E
2
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
3
0.5
SSW
3
1.3
SW
5
1.4
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
4
1
6
83
119
104
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
88
88
88
150
108
88
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
203
387
229
199
143
47
47
Best forecast wave conditions in Gironde
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
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