Lacanau Ocean Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.00° N 1.21° W

Lacanau Ocean 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lacanau Ocean sea temperature is
24.6° C
2.8° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 5PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (12 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (12 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed night, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
37
50
73
70
63
63
90
90
90
120
89
146
143
130
125
122
92
88
85
61
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
W
15
NW
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NE
0
W
10
WNW
20
NW
20
N
15
N
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:20PM4.27m
5:47AM4.03m
6:03PM4.41m
6:29AM4.08m
6:44PM4.40m
Low Tide
10:46AM0.22m
11:17PM-0.06m
11:31AM0.03m
00:01AM-0.17m
12:13PM-0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:15
9:13
 mm
Temp °C
27
27
28
29
27
28
27
26
28
28
27
26
26
23
23
22
23
24
23
23
21
Feels °C
28
26
27
28
25
27
27
26
29
27
25
24
25
23
24
23
24
25
23
23
21
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