Lacanau Ocean Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.00° N 1.21° W

Lacanau Ocean 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lacanau Ocean sea temperature is
23.1°C
2.2° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 4AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (05 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (05 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat night, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.4
W
16
0.6
W
15
0.8
W
15
0.9
W
14
1.4
W
13
1.4
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
121
130
161
577
587
543
551
501
436
429
319
226
183
176
111
109
83
82
167
267
289
673
603
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
N
20
N
25
N
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
10
E
15
SE
15
SW
20
W
20
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:33AM3.03m
00:40AM2.94m
1:19PM3.12m
2:10AM3.11m
2:36PM3.42m
Low Tide
4:49AM1.13m
5:36PM1.10m
6:14AM1.24m
7:08PM1.05m
7:42AM1.10m
8:29PM0.79m
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clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:31
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:35
8:32
8:31
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
19
20
25
25
28
28
26
26
26
26
23
23
22
20
20
19
19
20
20
21
20
20
Feels °C
21
22
20
21
25
23
25
26
24
23
24
24
22
23
22
20
21
20
21
22
20
21
21
22
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