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Lacanau Ocean surfForecast / Gironde / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.0° C
(Which is 3.7°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 1AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Lacanau Ocean. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | |
67 | 77 | 52 | 56 | 81 | 46 | 60 | 65 | 46 | 39 | 44 | 46 | 39 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 31 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:25PM3.49m | 7:47AM3.21m | 8:01PM3.31m | 8:26AM3.01m | 8:44PM3.12m | 9:16AM2.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:44AM0.72m | 1:57PM0.90m | 2:25AM0.93m | 2:39PM1.09m | 3:12AM1.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 |
— | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 22 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
 kJ | 67 | 77 | 52 | 52 | — | 21 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 44 | 46 | 39 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 5 | NW 11 | NW 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 4 | N 4 | W 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 27 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 31 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WSW 5 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | W 9 | — | W 8 | W 16 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 24 | 56 | 81 | 46 | 60 | 65 | 46 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 250 | 205 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 307 | 210 | 185 | 161 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 0 | 41 | 88 | 56 | 102 | 88 | 169 |
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