Lacanau Ocean Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. Look, I've got to be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for a proper surf at Lacanau Ocean. We've got a long stretch of poor conditions ahead, so don't get your hopes up too high.

The whole 16-day window is a bit of a wasteland, to be honest. For the first week, from Monday the 3rd right through to the end of the next weekend, it's mostly small, weak, and messy. The swell is tiny, never getting above 4 ft, and the wind is nearly always cross-on or onshore, chopping everything up. The combined swell energy is pathetic, barely scraping into double digits for most of that time, with the highest reading being a meagre 111 (moderate) on Thursday the 6th morning, but that's with a short 8-second period and cross-shore wind. Not worth paddling out for.

The water is running at 75°, which is a solid 4° warmer than usual for this time of year – noticeably warm, but it won't save the surf.

The first real glimmer of anything decent comes on Friday the 7th in the morning. We've got a light NE breeze, making it cross-offshore and clean. The swell is tiny, only 2 ft from the NW with a 6-second period, and the energy is a weak 50. It's surfable, but very ordinary. If you're desperate, you could get a few little ones, but don't expect much.

After that, it's back to the same old story: small, onshore, and choppy. The morning of Saturday the 8th has an offshore easterly at 3 mph, but the swell is just 2 ft from the NW with a 5-second period and a combined energy of only 20. It's clean, but there's no power behind it.

The second week doesn't offer any redemption. From the 10th onwards, it's all small, short-period, and wind-affected. The morning of Saturday the 15th sees a bump in swell to 4 ft from the NW with a 6-second period, and combined energy hits 128 (moderate), but it's cross-on from the SSW at 9 mph, making it choppy. Not a standout.

The 18th of August Tuesday morning has some energy at 103 (moderate) with a 7-second period and 3 ft swell from the NW, but it's cross-on from the SW at 12 mph, so it's all chop. The afternoon of the same day is a write-off: 22 mph onshore winds from the WSW.

Honestly, if you're a kite surfer, the strong onshore winds on the 18th might look interesting, but for us paddle surfers, there's just nothing to get excited about. The only half-decent window is Friday the 7th morning, and even that's a stretch. Hang tight, mate. It's a blank run, but it won't stay this way forever.

Rusty.

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