Lacanau Ocean Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.00° N 1.21° W

Lacanau Ocean 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lacanau Ocean sea temperature is
21.1°C
2.8° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 6PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (07 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (07 Oct)6ft (1.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.6
NW
6
2.2
WNW
7
2.5
NW
8
2.4
NW
9
2.3
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
1.9
NW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
146
149
258
165
528
865
951
1019
815
599
460
314
281
247
472
365
359
256
207
200
143
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
W
25
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
5
N
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:17PM3.79m
3:46AM3.69m
4:01PM4.01m
4:26AM3.89m
4:41PM4.14m
Low Tide
8:38AM0.80m
9:13PM0.47m
9:27AM0.50m
9:56PM0.23m
10:09AM0.26m
10:34PM0.08m
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2
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Temp °C
19
19
19
19
18
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
18
18
16
14
13
9
9
9
10
10
12
11
12
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
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