Lacanau Ocean surf break

Lacanau Ocean surfForecast / Gironde / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 18 Apr 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
15.9° C
(Which is 3.1°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 8AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (18 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.3
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
1.1
NW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.5
NW
0.5
W
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)1212121212121111111111111111101010101091091010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)694761761887847718563483403338326372286322222253128137964151505455
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:44AM
4.32
6:04PM
4.24
6:25AM
4.26
6:44PM
4.20
7:10AM
4.08
7:28PM
4.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:24PM
-0.13
11:46AM
-0.18
12:06AM
-0.20
12:27PM
-0.11
12:50AM
-0.14
1:11PM
0.08
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise---7:16-------7:13-------7:11----
Sunset-------8:52-------8:53-------8:54
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161413131515151615131210141820191412111015202220
Feels °C (?)131210101311111212109611151615977611161715
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