Lacanau Ocean Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.00° N 1.21° W

Lacanau Ocean 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lacanau Ocean sea temperature is
20.4°C
2.5° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 1PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (11 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (11 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
3
2
2
1
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
374
304
303
679
575
477
405
361
280
259
254
507
807
960
944
833
711
596
495
466
388
388
418
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
E
5
SE
5
W
10
W
5
SW
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
5
SW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
SW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:50PM4.11m
6:06AM4.02m
6:22PM3.97m
6:34AM3.91m
6:52PM3.77m
Low Tide
11:24AM0.04m
11:43PM0.06m
12:00PM0.07m
00:17AM0.18m
12:36PM0.19m
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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8:15
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8:17
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7:28
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7:25
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1
1
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Temp °C
13
13
14
16
16
16
16
17
17
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
12
12
13
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
20
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