Lacanau Ocean surf break

Lacanau Ocean surfForecast / Gironde / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 23 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
18.1° C
(Which is 1.9°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 2PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (23 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (23 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.3
W
16
0.4
WNW
15
0.6
W
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
279
272
272
229
220
208
210
172
181
177
164
125
125
122
92
88
63
61
61
43
71
144
243
286
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
NW
15
N
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
20
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
5
E
10
E
15
E
10
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:20AM3.12m
11:45PM3.39m
12:31PM3.10m
00:54AM3.36m
1:34PM3.17m
1:54AM3.38m
Low Tide
4:25AM0.77m
4:44PM1.01m
5:34AM0.91m
5:55PM1.09m
6:43AM0.94m
7:04PM1.07m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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>
6:28
6:26
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:35
9:36
9:37
9:37
Temp °C
25
23
22
23
24
29
27
26
25
22
24
28
31
32
29
28
27
25
27
31
33
32
30
28
24
22
22
22
23
27
26
25
25
23
25
27
29
30
29
28
27
21
24
28
31
30
29
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
W
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
13
Energy kJ
279
272
272
229
220
208
210
172
181
177
164
125
125
122
92
88
63
61
61
41
71
144
243
286
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.2
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.1
W
17
0.2
W
16
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
W
9
Energy kJ
4
6
1
1
1
1
6
21
38
71
72
71
59
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
11
0.3
W
16
Energy kJ
9
43
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
5
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
32
57
70
27
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gironde
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
8
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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