Lacanau Ocean surf break

Lacanau Ocean surfForecast / Gironde / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 28 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
21.8° C
(Which is 5.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lacanau Ocean today (28 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 11PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)--
Afternoon (28 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (28 May)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
W
13
0.4
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
W
13
1.3
W
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
77
75
55
50
47
47
32
27
30
46
103
60
59
114
78
100
131
125
141
212
505
569
647
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
NW
15
NW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:53PM3.51m
4:11AM3.51m
4:29PM3.59m
4:47AM3.54m
5:02PM3.65m
5:22AM3.54m
Low Tide
9:39PM0.72m
9:57AM0.67m
10:18PM0.62m
10:34AM0.62m
10:57PM0.54m
11:11AM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:39
9:40
9:42
9:43
Temp °C
31
32
31
28
25
23
21
23
21
20
19
17
17
16
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
29
30
30
26
24
22
20
22
20
20
19
17
17
15
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.5
SW
5
0.4
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.5
W
13
0.9
WNW
9
1.3
W
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
Energy kJ
78
77
75
55
50
47
47
32
27
12
46
103
60
59
114
78
100
131
125
88
138
505
569
647
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
N
3
0.1
SW
5
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
5
0.4
WNW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.2
W
15
0.3
WSW
4
0.5
W
13
0.8
W
13
Energy kJ
2
1
1
16
14
26
6
5
8
7
15
17
17
3
92
212
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
11
0.3
W
13
0.4
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.1
W
16
0.3
W
14
Energy kJ
5
4
2
30
26
7
7
5
36
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
NE
2
0.2
ENE
2
0.4
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.4
SW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.9
WNW
9
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
6
15
4
5
6
6
7
6
4
141
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
2
3
2
3
Distance (km)
97
43
0
0
0
0
351
302
322
151
77
129
151
63
183
262
344
134
230
62
62
70
134
161
Best forecast wave conditions in Gironde
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
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
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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