Lacanau Ocean Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.00° N 1.21° W

Lacanau Ocean 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lacanau Ocean sea temperature is
24.7° C
4.3° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 8PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 38°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun night, light winds from the E by Mon night).

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.3
W
5
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.7
NNW
4
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
47
45
30
29
64
93
210
166
98
43
35
26
18
18
10
5
11
11
12
21
21
186
30
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
NW
20
NNW
35
NNE
15
NW
15
WNW
10
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
E
5
NW
5
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
3:43PM3.72m
4:16AM3.74m
4:38PM3.98m
5:10AM3.90m
5:30PM4.20m
6:01AM3.99m
Low Tide
9:07AM0.62m
9:40PM0.39m
10:04AM0.42m
10:37PM0.14m
10:57AM0.23m
11:29PM-0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:30
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:51
9:50
9:49
9:49
 mm
4
Temp °C
31
38
35
33
26
24
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
22
20
21
23
25
25
25
25
22
22
22
Feels °C
29
35
34
31
21
24
23
24
22
22
24
25
24
24
22
22
25
26
25
24
24
22
22
22
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