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Almanarre surfForecast / Mediterranean – Cote d'Azur / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Almanarre surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Almanarre sea temperature is
16.6° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Almanarre today?
The current surf forecast for Almanarre at 9AM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 4s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Almanarre. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:04AM 0.14 | 2:09PM 0.25 | 2:36AM 0.14 | 3:02PM 0.23 | 4:08AM 0.15 | 3:52PM 0.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:40AM 0.06 | 9:28PM 0.09 | 7:47AM 0.09 | 10:18PM 0.08 | 9:09AM 0.10 | 10:58PM 0.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
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