Lacanau Ocean Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.00° N 1.21° W

Lacanau Ocean 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lacanau Ocean sea temperature is
23.2°C
2.4° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 4PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (06 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
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)
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.5
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.8
W
15
1
W
14
1.4
W
13
1.4
W
13
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.5
W
10
2.1
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
319
226
222
176
111
109
107
130
172
267
363
673
633
488
472
389
364
286
388
458
768
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
S
15
WSW
15
NW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
SW
15
SW
15
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
NNW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:19PM3.12m
2:10AM3.11m
2:36PM3.42m
3:14AM3.40m
3:33PM3.77m
Low Tide
7:08PM1.05m
7:42AM1.10m
8:29PM0.79m
8:52AM0.81m
9:29PM0.46m
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:32
8:31
8:30
 mm
1
1
3
Temp °C
25
27
24
23
21
20
19
19
20
20
21
20
20
20
19
20
20
21
20
18
18
Feels °C
24
26
24
23
22
21
19
21
21
20
21
21
22
22
21
21
20
20
17
15
14
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