Lacanau Ocean surf break

Lacanau Ocean surfForecast / Gironde / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 08 May 2026 CEST
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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
17.6° C
(Which is 3.1°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 3AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (09 May)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (09 May)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
W
15
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
11
1.1
SW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.4
WNW
11
0.8
W
5
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
1
WNW
6
1
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
17
38
41
62
59
59
87
78
75
75
72
71
46
42
66
44
39
33
73
75
88
85
87
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
S
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
25
SSW
30
SW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:44PM2.97m
10:32AM2.71m
11:05PM2.91m
12:00PM2.73m
00:24AM2.99m
1:10PM2.90m
Low Tide
3:28PM1.25m
4:09AM1.25m
4:28PM1.36m
5:15AM1.28m
5:37PM1.35m
6:24AM1.17m
cloud
thunderstorm
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:17
9:19
9:20
9:21
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
18
19
16
15
14
18
21
23
20
18
16
15
15
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
18
16
17
15
12
11
15
18
21
17
16
15
13
13
12
11
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
NW
7
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.7
WSW
5
0.8
W
5
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
1
WNW
6
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
16
16
9
41
62
59
59
87
78
75
75
72
71
46
42
40
39
23
33
73
75
88
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.3
NW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.1
NW
10
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
SW
4
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
7
0.2
WNW
9
0.1
NW
7
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
Energy kJ
5
17
38
8
5
5
5
8
4
5
1
3
2
8
2
7
6
39
22
9
9
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
7
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
4
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
6
0.2
W
8
0.3
WNW
6
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
5
4
3
2
2
1
2
2
5
8
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
2
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
NNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.3
ESE
2
0.2
ESE
2
0.2
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
2
0.9
SW
4
1.1
SW
5
0.9
WSW
5
1
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
Energy kJ
1
3
3
2
10
5
1
1
1
1
29
66
44
85
87
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
108
88
0
2
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
186
186
176
136
197
102
102
102
172
134
Best forecast wave conditions in Gironde
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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