Lacanau Ocean surf break

Lacanau Ocean surfForecast / Gironde / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 22 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
17.5° C
(Which is 1.5°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 10PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)--
Afternoon (22 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (22 May)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Fri night, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.3
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
344
357
300
289
277
272
272
229
220
210
210
214
181
177
130
125
125
122
92
94
92
61
61
42
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
NW
15
N
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
SE
5
W
10
NNW
10
N
20
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
E
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:32PM3.51m
11:20AM3.12m
11:45PM3.39m
12:31PM3.10m
00:54AM3.36m
1:34PM3.17m
Low Tide
3:39PM0.83m
4:25AM0.77m
4:44PM1.01m
5:34AM0.91m
5:55PM1.09m
6:43AM0.94m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:34
9:35
9:36
9:37
Temp °C
33
32
30
27
24
20
21
24
24
28
27
25
24
22
24
28
30
32
29
28
27
26
27
31
30
29
28
25
23
19
21
23
24
26
26
25
24
23
26
27
29
30
29
27
27
23
24
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
Energy kJ
344
357
300
289
277
272
272
229
220
210
210
214
181
177
130
125
125
122
92
94
92
61
61
41
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
5
0.2
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
W
17
0.2
W
16
0.4
WNW
11
Energy kJ
1
8
11
7
1
1
1
1
6
21
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
16
Energy kJ
42
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
32
62
70
0
0
0
0
0
0
43
32
11
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gironde
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
6
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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