Lacanau Ocean surf break

Lacanau Ocean surfForecast / Gironde / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 06 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
17.9° C
(Which is 3.5°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 2PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (06 May)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (06 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
5
1.4
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1
NW
6
0.8
NW
7
0.8
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
126
93
138
147
115
66
52
46
28
16
21
15
31
20
19
38
31
23
16
16
17
38
37
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
20
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
ESE
5
ENE
15
N
15
N
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
SE
10
SE
10
SW
0
SW
15
SE
10
SE
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:47AM3.21m
8:01PM3.31m
8:26AM3.01m
8:44PM3.12m
9:16AM2.83m
9:44PM2.97m
Low Tide
1:57PM0.90m
2:25AM0.93m
2:39PM1.09m
3:12AM1.12m
3:28PM1.25m
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
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6:47
6:46
6:45
6:43
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9:15
9:16
9:17
9:19
2
2
6
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
14
16
18
20
17
15
14
13
18
21
21
19
15
16
9
9
9
7
9
9
11
13
12
11
13
13
15
17
15
13
11
10
14
18
19
18
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
9
0.1
NW
11
1
NW
6
0.8
NW
7
0.8
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.5
NW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.3
W
14
Energy kJ
19
5
66
52
46
28
16
21
15
13
12
10
38
31
23
16
16
16
14
37
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
11
0.3
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.2
WNW
10
0.3
NW
9
0.2
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.3
NW
7
Energy kJ
5
4
4
4
9
14
5
31
20
19
2
1
5
5
5
17
38
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
11
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
NW
8
0.2
WNW
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
4
10
6
2
2
8
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
5
1.4
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
0.3
NE
3
0.2
ENE
2
0.3
E
2
0.2
ESE
2
Energy kJ
98
126
93
138
147
115
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
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)
82
70
370
396
244
161
145
47
0
18
88
88
111
0
41
32
0
102
88
108
169
197
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gironde
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
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