Lacanau Ocean Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a good look at what’s coming down the line for us.

Right off the bat, I gotta say, the start of this outlook is a bit of a heartbreaker. We’ve got a pretty quiet run for the next several days. The water temp is a freakish 78°F at Lacanau Ocean – that’s a whopping 11°F warmer than normal for this time of year, which is just bizarre. But the surf? Not much to write home about.

The first sniff of anything worthwhile doesn’t arrive until Saturday morning, the 4th of July. That’s the standout moment in this whole 16-day window. We’re looking at a clean 4ft swell from the WNW, with a period of 10 seconds. The wind goes glassy – dead calm – out of the NE. That’s the kind of morning you set the alarm for. The combined energy is moderate (245), and the water will still be that freakishly warm temperature. It won’t be massive, but with conditions that clean, Lacanau will have some fun, lined-up waves. Keep an eye out – it can get crowded here sometimes, so get in early.

Beyond that Saturday morning, it’s a real grind. Friday the 3rd is a write-off with cross-onshore winds and choppy mess. Saturday afternoon turns ugly again as the seabreeze kicks in. Sunday the 5th starts with a tiny 2ft swell and a cross-offshore breeze, but it’s pretty ordinary. Monday morning the 6th is small and clean with an offshore wind but only 2ft of swell – barely enough for a longboard.

Then we hit a proper flat gap. From Monday afternoon, the 6th of July, right through until the 16th of July, it’s almost all poor surf conditions. A lot of days with tiny heights and cross-onshore or onshore winds. The swell energy drops well into the double digits, weak stuff.

There’s a tiny glimmer on the morning of Thursday, 16th of July. A little 3ft NW swell rolls in with glassy conditions out of the SSE. The combined energy is still low (73) but at least it’s clean. It says surfable but very ordinary – so don’t get too excited. It’s a consolation prize after a long, dry spell. After that, Friday the 17th is onshore and hopeless.

So, to sum it up: the only true standout is Saturday morning, the 4th of July. Glassy, clean, waist-to-chest high waves at Lacanau. That’s your window. Everything else in this 16-day stretch is mostly small, choppy, or blown out. It’s a tough run.

Stay salty,
Rusty

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