Lacanau Ocean Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.00° N 1.21° W

Lacanau Ocean 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lacanau Ocean sea temperature is
22.4°C
2.4° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 1PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (17 Sep)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
3
4
3
3
3
1
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
14
1.9
WNW
14
1.9
WNW
14
1.9
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
284
521
460
460
372
298
281
223
218
264
278
1068
1376
1318
1318
1122
965
781
679
543
518
426
405
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
10
N
10
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
E
5
E
5
ENE
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:38AM3.23m
9:02PM2.98m
9:19AM2.96m
9:59PM2.69m
10:40AM2.72m
Low Tide
3:00PM0.96m
3:18AM1.19m
3:50PM1.27m
4:13AM1.47m
4:59PM1.51m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:46
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:10
8:08
 mm
2
Temp °C
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
16
18
19
18
19
Feels °C
18
18
17
17
16
17
18
17
18
18
18
15
15
15
15
16
16
14
16
16
16
16
17
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