Lacanau Ocean surf break

Lacanau Ocean surfForecast / Gironde / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 03 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
18.0° C
(Which is 3.9°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: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (03 May)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (03 May)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
8
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
NW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
46
78
62
63
58
55
48
27
33
30
142
65
64
96
96
94
86
101
124
140
68
67
52
Wind (km/h)
25
S
10
W
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
0
E
15
SW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
cross
on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:24PM3.76m
6:43AM3.58m
6:54PM3.64m
7:14AM3.41m
7:25PM3.49m
Low Tide
12:09PM0.42m
00:30AM0.39m
12:43PM0.55m
1:06AM0.53m
1:19PM0.72m
1:44AM0.72m
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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6:52
6:50
6:48
6:47
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9:12
9:13
9:14
9:15
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
11
14
16
14
14
14
13
14
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
11
13
10
9
9
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
11
0.5
SSW
4
0.6
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.1
W
8
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
NW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
Energy kJ
47
9
78
62
63
58
55
48
26
33
30
1
65
64
96
96
94
86
101
68
67
52
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
10
0.4
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
9
0.3
WNW
5
0.3
WNW
5
0.4
NW
10
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
NW
10
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.4
WSW
5
Energy kJ
17
46
2
2
1
2
5
5
27
6
27
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
10
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.3
WNW
4
0.4
NW
10
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
17
3
1
2
2
3
28
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
4
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
5
0.5
NW
4
0.9
NW
10
0.6
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.7
W
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.5
NW
4
Energy kJ
14
2
1
6
7
142
10
5
1
124
140
14
17
8
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
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
161
102
31
178
211
54
18
18
111
185
185
230
180
179
143
119
47
0
161
185
185
185
185
185
Best forecast wave conditions in Gironde
Rating
(10 max)
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
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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