Best Time to Ride · Hossegor – La Gravière vs Lacanau
Hossegor – La Gravière vs Lacanau: which is better for surfing?
Hossegor – La Gravière or Lacanau? Month by month: windy days, waves and water temperature side by side, from years of weather data.
Find the best time to goTap a spot to see when to go: wind, waves, water temperature, sun and rain in every month, from years of weather statistics.
Updated October 2026 · weather data 2022–2026
In short
- Lacanau has bigger waves in 12 of 12 months.
- Hossegor – La Gravière has warmer water in 12 of 12 months.
- Best months at Hossegor – La Gravière: September–November.
- Best months at Lacanau: April–June, September–November.
- 149 km apart.
Hossegor – La GravièreNouvelle-Aquitaine (Landes), FranceWave height per month (m, average daily max)
JFMAMJJASOND2.12.21.81.41.1111.11.31.52.11.9
Water temperature per month (°C)
JFMAMJJASOND131313151721232422201715
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LacanauNouvelle-Aquitaine (Gironde), FranceWave height per month (m, average daily max)
JFMAMJJASOND2.92.82.41.91.41.31.31.41.72.22.92.5
Water temperature per month (°C)
JFMAMJJASOND121212141620212221191613
Best time to go →Wave height: average daily maximum. Water: average sea surface temperature.