Lacanau Ocean Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.00° N 1.21° W

Lacanau Ocean 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lacanau Ocean sea temperature is
20.2°C
2.6° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 3PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (15 Oct)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (15 Oct)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat morning).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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)
3
3
3
2
1
2
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
12
1.5
W
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
14
1.9
WNW
14
1.9
W
14
1.9
W
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.7
W
13
1.6
W
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
545
669
638
628
705
833
1325
1449
1342
1303
1308
1162
1127
942
799
598
878
359
353
347
303
303
246
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSW
15
WSW
5
W
0
SW
10
W
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
glassy
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:52PM3.25m
8:03AM3.28m
8:28PM2.97m
8:44AM3.03m
9:21PM2.72m
Low Tide
1:49PM0.65m
2:03AM0.89m
2:30PM0.94m
2:45AM1.17m
3:19PM1.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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8:22
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7:19
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Temp °C
21
20
20
24
24
22
21
20
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
14
14
12
12
16
17
17
15
Feels °C
20
18
18
23
23
23
23
21
18
17
16
15
14
15
12
9
9
6
6
10
10
10
8
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