Lacanau Ocean Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.00° N 1.21° W

Lacanau Ocean 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lacanau Ocean sea temperature is
23.1°C
2.1° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 1PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat night, min 18°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
22
40
54
66
66
69
75
75
59
76
78
77
79
79
79
108
116
133
499
551
700
551
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
E
5
E
15
NW
15
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
15
NW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
N
20
N
25
NNE
15
NE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:55AM3.44m
9:25PM3.31m
9:55AM3.19m
10:46PM3.02m
11:33AM3.03m
Low Tide
3:15PM0.67m
3:43AM0.87m
4:16PM0.93m
4:49AM1.13m
5:36PM1.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:38
8:37
8:35
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
19
21
22
24
23
23
22
22
24
25
25
22
21
20
19
19
21
25
28
29
28
Feels °C
19
19
20
20
20
21
21
22
21
21
24
23
22
20
20
20
20
19
22
24
25
26
25
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