Lacanau Ocean surf break

Lacanau Ocean surfForecast / Gironde / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 17 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 3PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (17 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
2
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1
W
1
W
0.9
WNW
0.7
W
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)141413131313121212121212111111111111111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2107171014221104972838715781901887736604492483403469452425229229177108131100
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
20
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:26PM
4.18
5:44AM
4.32
6:04PM
4.24
6:25AM
4.26
6:44PM
4.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:06AM
-0.12
11:24PM
-0.13
11:46AM
-0.18
12:06AM
-0.20
12:27PM
-0.11
12:50AM
-0.14
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise-7:16-------7:16-------7:13------
Sunset-----8:52-------8:52-------8:53--
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------1--------
Temp. °C161617181818171614141617171817141312152022201514
Feels °C (?)13141617161514141112141313151511109121718161111
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