Lacanau Ocean Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.00° N 1.21° W

Lacanau Ocean 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lacanau Ocean sea temperature is
24.5° C
2.9° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 8AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
NW
8
1.2
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
0.9
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.8
NW
4
0.8
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
69
75
66
53
68
55
75
119
125
133
103
82
63
64
66
72
52
39
34
23
36
17
29
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
15
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
N
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
20
NNE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:26AM3.34m
9:49PM3.37m
10:23AM3.19m
10:58PM3.17m
11:43AM3.08m
Low Tide
3:19AM0.60m
3:39PM0.74m
4:10AM0.80m
4:37PM0.91m
5:12AM0.99m
5:49PM1.02m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
6:54
6:54
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:27
9:24
9:23
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
22
21
21
20
19
19
18
19
20
20
19
20
20
19
19
23
26
27
26
25
Feels °C
21
21
21
20
22
19
20
20
17
18
17
17
16
16
15
17
18
16
15
20
22
22
20
21
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