Lacanau Océan autour de la plage centrale (4) — Near Lacanau Supersud, 2 km away. Photo: Pierre André, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Lacanau

Lacanau is a town in Gironde, France. From Lacanau you can reach 4 surf spots and 1 kite spot. The nearest is Kite Area, a kite spot 2.9 km from the centre. Overture lists 10 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 5 of them campsites. The nearest airport is Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD), 38 km away.

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Staying in Lacanau

10 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 5 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD), 38 km, EGC, 132 km, LRH, 132 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Lacanau.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 3 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Lacanau too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Mon 19

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Sun 25

Lacanau Supersud5.5 kmabout 10 min by car

2 ft39 kJ

4 ft407 kJ

4 ft278 kJ

10 ft1277 kJ

15 ft4615 kJ

11 ft1902 kJ

10 ft1718 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Lacanau Supersud, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	26, too small	2 ft8 smushy	39kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	58, good	4 ft12 smushy	407kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	6, poor	4 ft10 smushy	278kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 22 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	10 ft9 smushy	1,277kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 17 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	15 ft11 smushy	4,615kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 22 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	11 ft9 smushy	1,902kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 17 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	10 ft10 smushy	1,718kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 23 knots	18°C

La Jenny16.2 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Lège-Cap-Ferret, 9 km

2 ft42 kJ

4 ft420 kJ

4 ft290 kJ

10 ft1310 kJ

15 ft4542 kJ

11 ft1946 kJ

9 ft1517 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Jenny, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	26, too small	2 ft8 smushy	42kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	57, good	4 ft12 smushy	420kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	6, poor	4 ft10 smushy	290kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 21 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	10 ft9 smushy	1,310kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 16 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	15 ft11 smushy	4,542kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 22 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	11 ft9 smushy	1,946kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 16 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	9 ft10 smushy	1,517kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 23 knots	18°C

Le Porge12.4 kmabout 25 min by car

2 ft42 kJ

4 ft420 kJ

4 ft290 kJ

10 ft1310 kJ

15 ft4542 kJ

11 ft1946 kJ

9 ft1517 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Le Porge, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	26, too small	2 ft8 smushy	42kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	57, good	4 ft12 smushy	420kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	6, poor	4 ft10 smushy	290kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 21 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	10 ft9 smushy	1,310kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 16 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	15 ft11 smushy	4,542kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 22 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	11 ft9 smushy	1,946kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 16 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	9 ft10 smushy	1,517kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 23 knots	18°C

Crohot des cavalles14.7 kmabout 30 min by car

2 ft34 kJ

4 ft393 kJ

4 ft262 kJ

9 ft1180 kJ

15 ft4817 kJ

11 ft1754 kJ

10 ft1712 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Crohot des cavalles, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	23, too small	2 ft8 shollow	34kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	53, good	4 ft12 shollow	393kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	6, poor	4 ft11 smushy	262kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 23 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	9 ft9 smushy	1,180kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 16 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	15 ft11 smushy	4,817kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 23 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	11 ft9 smushy	1,754kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 16 knots	17°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	10 ft10 smushy	1,712kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 22 knots	18°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Lacanau, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Kite near Lacanau

Kite Area 2.9 km · stays here

Places to eat near Lacanau

Sunrise Lacanau0.5 km from the centre
Le BoucantierFrench · 1.6 km from the centre
Restaurant L'Optimist (Le Moutchic)Pancake house · 1.6 km from the centre
La Paillote du Paradis1.5 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Lacanau, France