Surf Forecasts:
Mandelieu l'Aerospatiale surf forecast from 21 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 21 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, S swell with 68 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Mandelieu l'Aerospatiale this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Mandelieu l'Aerospatiale in the next 16 days are 0.9m 6s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 21) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 7s period and expected on Friday (Aug 21) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Fri 21st Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Mandelieu l'Aerospatiale over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty. Let's have a look at what's cookin' in the Cannes area over the next couple weeks.
Honestly, it's a tough outlook, mate. We're looking at a real quiet stretch of surf. The water is absolutely cooking, sitting at a very unusual 83°F right now, which is 9°F warmer than average for this time of year down at Mandelieu l'Aerospatiale, but that's about the only exciting number. The wave energy is just flat for the first week and a half or so, with many days showing zero combined energy.
The first tiny breath of life shows up on Friday the 21st of August, but it's a storm risk day with a weak 1ft swell at a short 5 seconds, and the wind is onshore. We get a little bump to 3ft that afternoon, but it's messy with a cross-shore breeze at 12 mph. Don't bother paddling out. Saturday the 22nd sees a glassy clean 1ft waft through in the morning, but it's just too small to get excited about.
We then hit a major gap. From Sunday the 23rd all the way through to Tuesday the 1st of September, there’s essentially no energy. Most days show a combined energy of zero or single digits, with those tiny 0.3ft to 1ft pulses being nothing but flat spells between them. A few glassy mornings pop up, like the 25th and the 31st of August, but there's just no swell to push.
Finally, on Tuesday the 1st of September, we see a little flicker. The morning is glassy, and we get a 1ft swell from the SSW at 5 seconds and a combined energy of 7. It's still tiny and weak, but it's the cleanest window we get. The afternoon sees it build a touch to 2ft but the wind swings cross-onshore.
Look, for this region, a blank run like this happens. The best I can say is keep an eye on the 1st of September morning. It's a glassy, clean session, but you'll need a log and a whole lot of patience for those knee-high dribblers. The rest of the window into the start of September doesn't look much better. It's a write-off for paddle surfing; the bigger, windier afternoons like the 28th of August or 5th of September might be more interesting for a kite session than a surf.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed night, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | NE 3 | S 6 | ESE 3 | — | — | ESE 3 | NE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 4 |
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 kJ | 11 | 49 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:40PM0.20m | 6:50PM0.22m | 6:04AM0.16m | 7:38PM0.23m | 7:00AM0.18m | 8:15PM0.25m | 7:42AM0.19m | 8:46PM0.27m | 8:18AM0.20m | 9:16PM0.28m | 8:52AM0.21m | 9:43PM0.29m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53AM0.09m | 00:13AM0.14m | 11:18AM0.09m | 1:25AM0.13m | 12:24PM0.08m | 2:04AM0.12m | 1:13PM0.06m | 2:36AM0.11m | 1:52PM0.04m | 3:04AM0.10m | 2:26PM0.03m | 3:32AM0.08m | 2:59PM0.02m | 4:00AM0.07m | |||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — |
 | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | — | S 5 | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 3 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | E 3 | — | — | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 27 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSE 6 | — | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | — | S 5 | — | — | E 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | W 3 | WSW 4 | — | NE 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | ESE 3 | — | E 3 | ESE 4 | ENE 4 | — | E 4 | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — |
| kJ | 11 | 49 | 3 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 18 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 408 | 39 | 21 | 172 | 89 | 403 | 688 | 669 | 542 | 1022 | 287 | 472 | 999 | 159 | 700 | 667 | 692 | 313 | 313 | 461 |
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