Lacanau Ocean Surf Break

Lacanau Ocean 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.00° N 1.21° W

Issued: 1 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lacanau Ocean sea temperature is
21.5° C

2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 5PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (18 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (18 Jun)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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)
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.8
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
212
204
200
163
173
160
160
125
150
115
113
110
108
106
80
79
103
94
99
90
64
64
61
69
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
W
15
NNW
15
NE
5
WNW
10
NNE
10
E
15
S
10
SSW
15
W
15
NNW
20
N
10
NW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
ESE
0
SE
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
N
15
ESE
5
S
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
on
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:11PM4.08m
8:46AM3.62m
9:06PM3.90m
9:42AM3.42m
10:03PM3.68m
Low Tide
1:36PM0.25m
2:11AM0.16m
2:26PM0.42m
3:03AM0.38m
3:18PM0.62m
3:57AM0.61m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:53
9:53
9:53
9:54
 mm
3
Temp °C
22
23
24
27
25
21
23
20
22
22
23
21
20
20
19
20
25
26
26
28
27
24
26
22
Feels °C
21
22
22
26
26
21
23
19
22
22
23
19
20
21
19
20
26
25
24
26
25
21
25
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.8
WNW
8
Energy kJ
212
204
200
163
173
160
160
125
150
115
113
110
108
106
80
79
103
94
99
90
64
64
61
69
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
4
Energy kJ
3
3
4
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
4
0.2
NNW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
4
Energy kJ
2
4
1
4
5
3
3
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
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
151
211
0
70
0
0
31
113
161
211
151
53
0
0
0
0
97
161
151
172
119
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
5
4
7
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
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