Lacanau Ocean Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.00° N 1.21° W

Lacanau Ocean 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lacanau Ocean sea temperature is
24.5°C
3.0° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 7PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.5
WSW
5
0.8
W
8
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.6
W
6
1.6
W
6
1.6
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.3
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
19
31
65
16
16
14
13
13
13
72
108
83
62
138
164
206
240
189
146
472
Wind (km/h)
20
E
15
SE
10
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
5
S
10
SW
10
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
5
ENE
20
WSW
25
SW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
15
W
10
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:45PM3.69m
5:04AM3.58m
5:16PM3.89m
5:34AM3.74m
5:46PM4.04m
Low Tide
10:16AM0.75m
10:41PM0.54m
10:51AM0.50m
11:15PM0.31m
11:24AM0.30m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:52
8:50
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
31
29
27
24
23
23
21
22
24
23
23
22
21
19
19
21
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
22
30
29
26
22
24
23
21
20
22
22
23
19
18
15
15
17
17
17
18
19
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