Lacanau Ocean Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.00° N 1.21° W

Lacanau Ocean 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lacanau Ocean sea temperature is
21.2°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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 3PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (02 Oct)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (02 Oct)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri night, min 17°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
4
4
4
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
14
2
WNW
14
1.9
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1914
1781
1461
1247
975
878
732
623
501
399
379
290
280
280
251
222
176
155
152
118
116
111
122
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
10
NE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
10
E
10
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:42AM3.49m
9:23PM3.21m
9:53AM3.22m
10:59PM2.95m
11:40AM3.09m
Low Tide
3:02PM0.64m
3:27AM0.93m
4:08PM0.93m
4:38AM1.19m
5:32PM1.09m
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clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
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7:42
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1
1
1
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1
1
4
7
3
6
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1
1
Temp °C
17
18
17
22
23
24
24
22
21
19
20
22
24
23
20
19
18
17
17
17
19
19
19
Feels °C
13
15
14
20
20
21
21
19
20
19
20
22
23
21
18
18
19
16
17
17
19
19
19
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