Lacanau Ocean surf break

Lacanau Ocean surfForecast / Gironde / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 04 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
18.0° C
(Which is 3.9°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 9AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (04 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (04 May)3ft (0.9m)10s

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 Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
8
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.8
NW
8
0.6
WNW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.7
WNW
8
1
WNW
4
1.3
WNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
27
28
30
79
65
139
63
63
81
78
106
99
67
144
52
52
38
74
58
54
68
37
86
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
SSE
10
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
W
15
WSW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:43AM3.58m
6:54PM3.64m
7:14AM3.41m
7:25PM3.49m
7:47AM3.21m
8:01PM3.31m
Low Tide
00:30AM0.39m
12:43PM0.55m
1:06AM0.53m
1:19PM0.72m
1:44AM0.72m
1:57PM0.90m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
clear
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6:50
6:48
6:47
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9:13
9:14
9:15
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
12
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
11
10
10
11
12
12
11
12
13
10
10
11
12
11
10
11
12
11
10
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.1
W
8
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.1
W
12
0.1
NW
11
Energy kJ
48
26
26
30
25
65
1
63
63
81
78
106
99
67
67
52
52
38
74
58
54
3
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
5
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.5
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.2
WNW
7
Energy kJ
2
27
28
27
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
18
10
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
4
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.2
W
6
0.1
NW
11
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
1
3
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
2
0.3
N
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.7
NW
4
0.8
NW
8
0.7
NW
4
0.9
NW
10
0.5
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
1
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
5
0.9
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.7
WNW
8
1
WNW
4
1.3
WNW
5
Energy kJ
1
1
3
15
79
16
139
7
6
4
2
5
144
24
34
34
8
68
37
86
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)
0
0
88
185
244
129
151
148
151
88
32
185
185
185
185
185
185
96
32
185
637
266
285
159
Best forecast wave conditions in Gironde
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
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
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
9
9
9
6
9
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