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Surf Forecasts:
Lacanau Ocean surf forecast from 21 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 22 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 28 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period, W swell with 1,039 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 22 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Lacanau Ocean this week:
The surf forecast for Lacanau Ocean over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 22) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Lacanau Ocean in the next 16 days are 2.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 23) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lacanau Ocean over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's talk about the next couple of weeks at Lacanau Ocean.
It's a rough start to the outlook, I won't sugarcoat it. The water is warmer than normal, sitting at 78°, which is a good 7° above the long-term average – that's very unusual. But the trade-off is the surf is flat out poor for days. We've got a long stretch of small, weak waves with a messy cross-on wind through Friday, and that poor quality hangs around. The wave energy is weak, barely pushing 339 (combined energy) on Friday morning, then dropping right off.
Saturday the 22nd is the first real glimmer of hope. The morning sees a small 3 ft swell from the WNW at 9 seconds, but the wind turns offshore from the East at 6 mph. It'll be clean, but the energy is still low at 151. It's surfable, but nothing to get excited about. After that, we hit a real dead zone. From Sunday the 23rd right through to Tuesday the 3rd of September, the swell is tiny, the energy is weak, and the conditions are mostly ordinary. There are a few mornings with clean winds, but the waves are just too small to be worth paddling out for.
The standout period in this whole outlook is a wildcard, and it's a long way off. Around Thursday the 27th and Friday the 28th of August, the swell really starts to build. By Friday afternoon, we're looking at 8 ft of swell from the West at 9 seconds, with a strong combined energy of 899. However, the wind is a solid onshore 25 mph from the West. That's a lot of power, but it will be a mess. This setup is more interesting for the kite surfers than for paddle surfing. The swell drops a bit into Saturday the 29th with 6 ft and 6 ft, but the wind stays cross-on from the WSW. The energy is still strong at 602, but the quality is poor.
If you're desperate, the very last day of the outlook, Thursday the 3rd of September, has a small 4 ft swell from the West, but the wind is forecast to be glassy in the morning. That's about as clean as it gets, but the swell is small and the period is short at 7 seconds. Honestly, the best bet is to wait for the big swell at the end of August and hope the wind forecast changes. For now, it's a waiting game.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 32°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon night, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 5 | WNW 11 | W 7 | W 6 | W 8 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 339 | 394 | 253 | 151 | 111 | 82 | 13 | 8 | 37 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 22 | 57 | 39 | 161 | 66 | 404 | 1039 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross | cross-off | off | cross | off | cross-off | on | cross | cross | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:51AM2.76m | 00:51AM2.64m | 1:30PM2.77m | 2:16AM2.73m | 2:41PM2.94m | 3:14AM2.93m | 3:32PM3.18m | 3:57AM3.15m | 4:11PM3.44m | 4:32AM3.38m | 4:45PM3.69m | 5:04AM3.58m | 5:16PM3.89m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42PM1.46m | 6:16AM1.56m | 7:10PM1.50m | 7:43AM1.51m | 8:30PM1.34m | 8:50AM1.29m | 9:25PM1.08m | 9:38AM1.02m | 10:06PM0.80m | 10:16AM0.75m | 10:41PM0.54m | 10:51AM0.50m | 11:15PM0.31m | ||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:59 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 31 | 32 | 25 | 30 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 30 | 17 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 4 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 12 | W 5 | W 7 | W 6 | W 8 | W 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 339 | 394 | 253 | 151 | 111 | 82 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 57 | 39 | 161 | 66 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | NW 7 | — | — | NW 13 | W 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | — | W 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 13 | 6 | 37 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 22 | 19 | 28 | — | 38 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | NW 6 | W 9 | — | W 9 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NE 2 | NNE 4 | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | — | SE 3 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | 404 | 1039 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 151 | 185 | 70 | 0 | 161 | 24 | 88 | 149 | 0 | 277 | 302 | 352 | 302 | 315 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 47 | 209 | 211 | 136 |
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