Site Message - Issued Wednesday September 8th. We have merged wave models for the Mediterranean, Baltic and Black Seas with the Global Model. Testing on our development machines suggests that things should run smoothly now that this is live but life is rarely this simple. If the next update of forecasts and maps looks like it is broken, this is probably the cause and we will have to revert to the previous model while we investigate. If it works ok, 72 hour forecasts for these areas will be available from now on. Because they tend to receive local wind swells rather than oceanic ground swells, things are not very predictable beyond 3 days which is why they won't go out to 7 days like our other forecasts.
La Ciotat Surf Forecast and Surf Reports (Mediterranean, France)
| Name: | La Ciotat |
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| Type: | reef |
| Reliability: | rarely breaks |
| Best Swell: S | Offshore Wind: W |
La Ciotat in Provence is a fairly exposed reef break. Autumn and winter are the favoured times of year for waves. Ideal winds are from the west. Waves more likely to be from local windswells than distant groundswells and the best wave direction is from the south. There is no beach break as well as a left hand reef break.. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Take care of rocks in the line up.
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Use this relief map to navigate to Mediterranean surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of La Ciotat
Visitor Reviews of La Ciotat |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to La Ciotat:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | Cap Saint Louis (Left) | 3 mi |
| Second closest break | Cap Saint Louis (Left) | 3 mi |
| Third closest break | Cap Rousset | 4 mi |
| Fourth closest break | Cassis | 4 mi |
| Fifth closest break | Grande Plage des Lecques | 4 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to La Ciotat: |
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| Closest wave buoy | Lion Buoy | 87 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | Nice Buoy | 112 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | Gascogne Buoy | 545 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | Greenwich Buoy | 566 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | Sandettie Buoy | 577 mi |
Tide stations nearest to La Ciotat: |
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| Closest tide station | St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands | 556 mi |
| Second closest tide station | St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco | 556 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Terneuzen, Netherlands | 571 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Bath, Netherlands | 572 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Cadzand, Netherlands | 577 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to La Ciotat: |
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| Closest ski area | Mont Ventoux (France) | 71 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Greolieres Les Neiges (France) | 80 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Sauze Super-Sauze (France) | 88 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Le Seignus (France) | 89 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Val D'allos 1500 Le Seignus (France) | 89 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to La Ciotat: |
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| Closest city location | La Ciotat (France) | 1 mi |
| Second closest city location | Marseille (France) | 15 mi |
| Third closest city location | Toulon (France) | 16 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Aix-En-Provence (France) | 25 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Lavera (France) | 33 mi |
This is the surf forecast page for La Ciotat, Mediterranean. Use the tab navigation above to view La Ciotat sea temperature, La Ciotat photographs, La Ciotat detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, La Ciotat webcams, current wind from Mediterranean live weather stations and La Ciotat tide predictions. The France swell maps link will open up the big picture showing France and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from France wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Our wavefinder tool will be available soon to help you locate the best surf conditions in the area around La Ciotat. In the meantime, check out the forecasts for other Mediterranean surf breaks near to La Ciotat to make the most of forecast wind and wave directions.
