Lacanau Ocean Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.00° N 1.21° W

Lacanau Ocean 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lacanau Ocean sea temperature is
18.5°C
1.5° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 6AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (24 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (24 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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4
4
4
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
12
3
W
11
3
W
10
3.5
W
11
3.5
W
11
4
W
12
4
W
13
3.5
W
13
3.5
W
13
3
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
13
2.3
WNW
13
2.2
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4105
2953
2160
1903
1699
1805
1889
1968
1887
2680
3325
4261
5174
4093
3405
2951
2614
2091
1750
1544
1240
1035
876
755
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
NE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
5
SSW
10
SE
15
ESE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:53AM3.66m
4:06PM3.90m
4:27AM3.90m
4:42PM4.09m
5:02AM4.08m
5:19PM4.19m
Low Tide
9:43AM0.46m
10:06PM0.21m
10:22AM0.20m
10:43PM0.02m
11:01AM-0.00m
cloud
light rain
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light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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cloud
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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7:32
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8:33
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7:05
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6:04
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 mm
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1
1
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1
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2
1
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Temp °C
15
15
16
16
15
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
15
14
14
12
13
13
14
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
10
10
12
12
10
10
10
10
11
10
11
10
11
11
11
12
10
11
10
12
18
19
18
17
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