Lacanau Ocean surf break

Lacanau Ocean surfForecast / Gironde / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 26 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
21.1° C
(Which is 4.6°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 3PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (26 May)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (26 May)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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 Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
13
1.1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
W
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
345
424
418
329
313
308
313
313
303
298
265
202
210
167
150
136
133
104
106
104
78
77
75
55
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
E
10
E
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
W
15
NNW
15
N
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
ENE
5
E
10
NNW
20
N
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:28PM3.28m
2:46AM3.42m
3:13PM3.40m
3:31AM3.47m
3:53PM3.51m
Low Tide
7:44AM0.90m
8:05PM0.97m
8:34AM0.83m
8:55PM0.85m
9:17AM0.75m
9:39PM0.72m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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>
6:24
6:24
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:37
9:38
9:39
9:40
Temp °C
26
24
27
31
30
30
31
29
25
23
24
28
29
29
29
28
26
25
29
31
33
32
29
27
22
21
25
30
28
29
30
27
24
21
23
28
27
27
29
28
26
25
29
29
29
29
27
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
13
1.1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
W
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
Energy kJ
345
424
418
329
313
308
313
313
303
298
265
202
210
167
150
136
133
104
106
104
78
77
75
55
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
9
0.3
SW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
N
3
Energy kJ
57
2
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
2
0.4
NE
2
Energy kJ
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
9
0
0
0
0
2
63
113
199
70
0
0
0
0
0
27
96
43
53
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gironde
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
9
9
9
5
6
7
6
7
7
9
6
9
6
9
9
9
8
7
9
7
7
6
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