Lacanau Ocean Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.00° N 1.21° W

Lacanau Ocean 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lacanau Ocean sea temperature is
18.7°C
1.6° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean at 7PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (22 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (22 Oct)8ft (2.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Sat morning).

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.4
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
12
3.5
W
12
5
W
12
5.5
W
14
5.5
W
15
5
W
15
4.5
WNW
14
4
WNW
14
3.5
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
3
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1840
1810
1697
1649
1518
1347
3170
7150
11871
13858
11463
8201
6069
3718
3344
2314
1903
1699
1613
1662
2059
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
15
S
20
SSE
35
SW
45
W
55
W
50
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
25
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:53PM3.38m
3:19AM3.38m
3:30PM3.65m
3:53AM3.66m
4:06PM3.90m
Low Tide
8:21AM1.07m
8:50PM0.78m
9:04AM0.77m
9:28PM0.47m
9:43AM0.46m
10:06PM0.21m
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2
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Temp °C
16
16
16
16
15
17
15
14
14
15
14
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
11
11
11
12
11
10
6
3
3
5
6
8
9
9
9
11
13
11
10
10
10
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