Lacanau, France

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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 experts: 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 expert 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.

Surf spots within 20 km of Lacanau: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
La Jenny16.2 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Lège-Cap-Ferret, 9 km2 ft39 kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore, too small4 ft440 kJwind from the west, 6 knots, too small2 ft111 kJwind from the west-north-west, 21 knots, too small9 ft1136 kJwind from the west-south-west, 16 knots, poor10 ft2530 kJwind from the west-north-west, 22 knots, too big9 ft1103 kJwind from the west, 17 knots, poor9 ft1393 kJwind from the west-north-west, 22 knots, poor
All readings for La Jenny: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at La Jenny, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct10, too small2 ft8 ssoft39kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore15°C
Tue 20Oct29, too small4 ft11 smushy440kJwind from the west, 6 knots16°C
Wed 21Oct1, too small2 ft11 smushy111kJwind from the west-north-west, 21 knots16°C
Thu 22Oct4, poor9 ft9 smushy1,136kJwind from the west-south-west, 16 knots17°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big10 ft12 smushy2,530kJwind from the west-north-west, 22 knots16°C
Sat 24Oct4, poor9 ft9 smushy1,103kJwind from the west, 17 knots16°C
Sun 25Oct5, poor9 ft10 smushy1,393kJwind from the west-north-west, 22 knots18°C
Le Porge12.4 kmabout 25 min by car2 ft39 kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore, too small4 ft440 kJwind from the west, 6 knots, too small2 ft111 kJwind from the west-north-west, 21 knots, too small9 ft1136 kJwind from the west-south-west, 16 knots, poor10 ft2530 kJwind from the west-north-west, 22 knots, too big9 ft1103 kJwind from the west, 17 knots, poor9 ft1393 kJwind from the west-north-west, 22 knots, poor
All readings for Le Porge: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Le Porge, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct10, too small2 ft8 ssoft39kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore15°C
Tue 20Oct29, too small4 ft11 smushy440kJwind from the west, 6 knots16°C
Wed 21Oct1, too small2 ft11 smushy111kJwind from the west-north-west, 21 knots16°C
Thu 22Oct4, poor9 ft9 smushy1,136kJwind from the west-south-west, 16 knots17°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big10 ft12 smushy2,530kJwind from the west-north-west, 22 knots16°C
Sat 24Oct4, poor9 ft9 smushy1,103kJwind from the west, 17 knots16°C
Sun 25Oct5, poor9 ft10 smushy1,393kJwind from the west-north-west, 22 knots18°C
Lacanau Supersud5.5 kmabout 10 min by car2 ft39 kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore, too small4 ft414 kJwind from the west-north-west, 6 knots, too small3 ft155 kJwind from the west-north-west, 22 knots, too small9 ft1128 kJwind from the west-south-west, 17 knots, poor10 ft2805 kJwind from the west-north-west, 22 knots, too big9 ft1075 kJwind from the west, 18 knots, poor9 ft1401 kJwind from the west-north-west, 22 knots, poor
All readings for Lacanau Supersud: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Lacanau Supersud, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct11, too small2 ft8 smushy39kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore15°C
Tue 20Oct28, too small4 ft11 smushy414kJwind from the west-north-west, 6 knots15°C
Wed 21Oct2, too small3 ft11 smushy155kJwind from the west-north-west, 22 knots16°C
Thu 22Oct4, poor9 ft9 smushy1,128kJwind from the west-south-west, 17 knots17°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big10 ft12 smushy2,805kJwind from the west-north-west, 22 knots16°C
Sat 24Oct4, poor9 ft9 smushy1,075kJwind from the west, 18 knots16°C
Sun 25Oct5, poor9 ft10 smushy1,401kJwind from the west-north-west, 22 knots18°C
Crohot des cavalles14.7 kmabout 30 min by car2 ft104 kJwind from the east, 6 knots, offshore, too small4 ft441 kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots, too small9 ft1057 kJwind from the west-north-west, 19 knots, poor8 ft1031 kJwind from the west-south-west, 16 knots, poor11 ft3295 kJwind from the west-north-west, 23 knots, too big8 ft975 kJwind from the west, 18 knots, poor8 ft1111 kJwind from the west-north-west, 22 knots, poor
All readings for Crohot des cavalles: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Crohot des cavalles, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct12, too small2 ft15 shollow104kJwind from the east, 6 knots, offshore15°C
Tue 20Oct26, too small4 ft12 shollow441kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots15°C
Wed 21Oct6, poor9 ft9 smushy1,057kJwind from the west-north-west, 19 knots16°C
Thu 22Oct9, poor8 ft9 smushy1,031kJwind from the west-south-west, 16 knots17°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big11 ft12 smushy3,295kJwind from the west-north-west, 23 knots16°C
Sat 24Oct8, poor8 ft9 smushy975kJwind from the west, 18 knots17°C
Sun 25Oct9, poor8 ft10 smushy1,111kJwind from the west-north-west, 22 knots18°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

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