Lacanau Ocean surf break

Lacanau Ocean surfForecast / Gironde / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 22 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
17.5° C
(Which is 1.5°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 8PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (22 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (22 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
274
274
344
300
300
289
279
272
272
229
220
210
208
172
181
177
130
127
125
94
92
90
64
61
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
W
10
NNW
15
N
15
NE
10
ENE
10
E
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
NNW
15
N
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
SE
10
ESE
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:07AM3.26m
10:32PM3.51m
11:20AM3.12m
11:45PM3.39m
12:31PM3.10m
00:54AM3.36m
Low Tide
3:39PM0.83m
4:25AM0.77m
4:44PM1.01m
5:34AM0.91m
5:55PM1.09m
6:43AM0.94m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:34
9:35
9:36
9:37
Temp °C
26
31
33
31
29
27
24
22
21
24
24
29
27
25
25
22
24
27
30
32
29
29
27
26
25
30
30
28
27
26
23
22
21
24
23
27
26
24
25
23
25
26
28
30
29
29
27
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
Energy kJ
274
274
344
300
300
289
279
272
272
229
220
210
208
172
181
177
130
127
125
94
92
90
64
61
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.2
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
Energy kJ
7
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
17
Energy kJ
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
Energy kJ
1
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
32
62
70
0
0
0
0
0
0
43
32
11
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gironde
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
6
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
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