Lacanau Ocean Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.00° N 1.21° W

Lacanau Ocean 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lacanau Ocean sea temperature is
24.7°C
3.2° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 2AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (25 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
1
1
1
1
1
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)
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
13
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.6
WSW
5
0.3
WNW
11
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.4
NW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.5
W
6
0.8
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
6
6
5
6
5
15
14
14
24
22
23
22
23
28
31
19
106
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
0
W
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SW
10
SW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
SE
10
E
15
E
20
E
10
S
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:32PM3.18m
3:57AM3.15m
4:11PM3.44m
4:32AM3.38m
4:45PM3.69m
Low Tide
9:25PM1.08m
9:38AM1.02m
10:06PM0.80m
10:16AM0.75m
10:41PM0.54m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:57
8:54
8:52
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
21
21
23
22
22
23
22
22
21
21
20
19
22
29
28
26
23
Feels °C
22
27
20
19
22
22
21
22
21
22
23
23
21
18
20
28
27
24
22
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