Beach

both

Level 5/10

La Nord

Lacanau, France

🌀Strong rips👥Crowded

La Nord is Lacanau's contest venue—a quality beachbreak that has hosted the Lacanau Pro since 1979, making it one of Europe's longest-running surf competitions. The wave offers punchy, performance-oriented walls that work across a range of conditions, though it rarely reaches the raw power of the Hossegor zone to the south. The town's surf culture runs deep, with generations of French surfers cutting their teeth on these banks. When it's on, La Nord delivers legitimate QS-level waves.

10-Day Forecast

Today

Poor

4.1mWNW

@18s

10km/h

Wed

Poor

5.3mWNW

@16s

22km/h

Thu

Poor

8.6mW

@16s

32km/h

Choppy

Fri

Poor

8.0mW

@15s

30km/h

Choppy

Sat

Poor

8.9mW

@15s

15km/h

Choppy

Sun

Poor

7.8mW

@16s

24km/h

Choppy

Mon

Poor

5.1mW

@14s

8km/h

Choppy

Tue

Poor

4.0mWNW

@11s

32km/h

Wed

Poor

6.0mWNW

@13s

39km/h

Choppy

Today

Tue, Jan 20

4.1m @ 18s WNW

10 km/h SSE

Wed

Wed, Jan 21

5.3m @ 16s WNW

22 km/h S

Thu

Thu, Jan 22

8.6m @ 16s W

32 km/h WSW

Choppy

Fri

Fri, Jan 23

8.0m @ 15s W

30 km/h SW

Choppy

Sat

Sat, Jan 24

8.9m @ 15s W

15 km/h S

Choppy

Sun

Sun, Jan 25

7.8m @ 16s W

24 km/h SW

Choppy

Mon

Mon, Jan 26

5.1m @ 14s W

8 km/h WSW

Choppy

Tue

Tue, Jan 27

4.0m @ 11s WNW

32 km/h SSE

Wed

Wed, Jan 28

6.0m @ 13s WNW

39 km/h SW

Choppy

Today's Conditions

Swell

4.1m

WNW(295°)

Score: 0/25

Period

18s

Long period groundswell

Score: 15/25

Wind

10km/h

SSE(150°)

Score: 5/25

Weather

9°C

0.0mm93%

Windswell Component

0.3mS@2s

Secondary Swell

0.4mS

Forecast Confidence

100%

Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather

Best Session

morning

Strike Score Breakdown

Poor

Swell Direction

17/25

How well swell angle matches the spot

Swell Size

0/25

Wave height in the ideal range

Swell Period

15/25

Each spot has different period requirements. Points and reefs can handle longer periods than beaches.

Wind

5/25

Offshore/glassy conditions

Total Score37/100

Location & Conditions

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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction: WNW (300°)
Direction range: 270° - 340°
Size range: 0.6m - 3m
Ideal period: 13s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction: E (100°)
Offshore range: 60° - 140°
Best window: morning

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide: mid
Optimal range: 0.8m - 2.2m

Water temp

17°C

Wetsuit

3/2mm fullsuit

Difficulty

5/10

Crowd level

9/10

Access: Easy beach access. Contest venue infrastructure.

Getting There

Airport

BOD

Drive time

60 min

Best Season

Peak: Sep-Nov

Secondary: Apr-Jun

Hosts Lacanau Pro in August. Autumn best for quality.

Data Quality

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