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La Centrale, Lacanau-Océan

Gironde · France

IntermediateBeach breakCrowded44.986, -1.221

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North of Bordeaux's wine country — vast, shifting banks, a pine-forest campsite culture and August crowds that rival Hossegor.

Today's surf at La Centrale, Lacanau-Océan

Updated 12:14 spot time

La Centrale, Lacanau-Océan surf report for Sunday 27 Sept: waves 1.5 m–2.0 m overhead, 1.5 m WNW swell at 9.6 s. Wind up to 25 km/h N. Water 20°C. Best surf window around 06:00 — good (4/5) with 11 km/h SE wind.

Snapshot from the Sunday 27 Sept build — the live hourly forecast below updates every hour.

10-day forecast

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Wave height & period

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Wind

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Best swell

W–NW

Best wind

E–SE

Ideal size

3–6 ft

Break type

Beach break

Best season

Year-round

Crowd

Crowded

Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.

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