Lacanau Ocean Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.00° N 1.21° W

Lacanau Ocean 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lacanau Ocean sea temperature is
21.1°C
1.9° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 10PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (26 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (26 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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)
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
14
1.6
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1360
929
946
828
656
548
522
444
422
408
343
280
270
222
206
328
358
379
401
408
429
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NNW
10
NE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
WSW
10
NW
15
N
10
NNW
15
NE
15
E
10
E
10
SE
5
W
5
W
10
NW
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
5:13PM4.12m
5:32AM4.01m
5:46PM4.21m
6:04AM4.09m
6:19PM4.20m
Low Tide
10:53AM0.20m
11:15PM0.02m
11:28AM0.03m
11:49PM-0.07m
12:04PM-0.05m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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7:58
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2
2
2
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1
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Temp °C
19
20
19
19
19
18
19
19
22
21
21
21
20
19
18
18
19
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
18
19
18
19
19
18
18
18
22
20
21
21
20
19
17
18
19
23
22
22
23
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