Lacanau Ocean Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.00° N 1.21° W

Lacanau Ocean 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lacanau Ocean sea temperature is
24.6° C
2.8° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 11AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
9
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
1.2
WNW
9
1
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
9
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
63
90
89
90
92
96
146
143
130
125
122
120
88
85
61
60
232
65
181
136
140
117
114
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
SW
15
W
15
NW
15
N
10
N
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
W
10
NW
20
NW
5
SSE
20
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
5
WNW
Wind State
glassy
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:03PM4.41m
6:29AM4.08m
6:44PM4.40m
7:08AM4.02m
7:24PM4.27m
Low Tide
11:31AM0.03m
00:01AM-0.17m
12:13PM-0.06m
00:42AM-0.16m
12:54PM-0.03m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:13
9:12
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
28
27
29
28
28
28
28
24
24
22
23
24
24
23
22
22
21
22
22
22
23
22
22
Feels °C
28
26
29
26
27
26
27
25
24
24
24
25
25
24
22
25
21
24
24
23
23
22
24
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