Lacanau Ocean Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.00° N 1.21° W

Lacanau Ocean 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lacanau Ocean sea temperature is
17.9°C
1.0° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 9PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Afternoon (26 Oct)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (26 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WNW
13
2.2
WNW
13
2
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
12
2.1
W
12
2.4
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.4
W
13
2.4
W
13
2.3
W
13
2.4
W
13
2.4
W
13
2.4
W
13
2.3
W
13
2.1
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1687
1497
1145
985
847
743
705
889
995
1378
1932
2293
2124
1939
1909
1675
1992
1992
1962
1806
1468
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSW
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
WNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:19PM4.19m
4:38AM4.17m
4:59PM4.18m
5:17AM4.16m
5:41PM4.05m
Low Tide
10:01AM-0.00m
10:22PM-0.06m
10:41AM-0.11m
11:02PM-0.04m
11:24AM-0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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7:33
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7:35
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7:35
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6:01
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6:00
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5:59
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Temp °C
17
17
18
18
18
16
16
16
19
18
16
15
14
14
14
12
11
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
16
15
17
17
16
14
14
15
17
16
13
11
10
10
11
9
8
12
11
11
9
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