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Lacanau Ocean surfForecast / Gironde / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 07 May 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.9° C
(Which is 3.4°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 12PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (07 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Lacanau Ocean. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | |
39 | 29 | 16 | 21 | 12 | 20 | 49 | 47 | 30 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 38 | 41 | 62 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 72 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:26AM3.01m | 8:44PM3.12m | 9:16AM2.83m | 9:44PM2.97m | 10:32AM2.71m | 11:05PM2.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:25AM0.93m | 2:39PM1.09m | 3:12AM1.12m | 3:28PM1.25m | 4:09AM1.25m | 4:28PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | 9:20 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 |
 kJ | 39 | 29 | 16 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 49 | 47 | 30 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 62 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 72 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 16 | — | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | 5 | 17 | 38 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | SW 4 | W 8 | — | — | — | NW 11 | — | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 18 | 88 | 88 | 111 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 102 | 108 | 143 | 315 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 53 | 0 |
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