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Cannes Surf Forecast
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Cannes surfForecast / Mediterranean – Cote d'Azur / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 14 May 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Cannes surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cannes sea temperature is
17.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cannes today?
The current surf forecast for Cannes at 4PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (14 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cannes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WNW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | |
23 | 34 | 86 | 93 | 50 | 41 | 53 | 46 | 38 | 31 | 60 | 89 | 35 | 139 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 92 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 8:11PM0.24m | 7:59AM0.26m | 8:55PM0.27m | 8:42AM0.25m | 9:40PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51PM0.03m | 2:01AM0.07m | 2:27PM0.01m | 2:54AM0.07m | 3:04PM0.00m | 3:47AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | 8:51 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | — | — | — | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | E 5 | E 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
 kJ | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | E 3 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | E 3 | — | — | SW 8 | — | SW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 9 | NE 5 | SW 9 | SW 9 | S 9 | — | SW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WNW 3 | WSW 6 | NW 4 | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 4 | — | — | ENE 2 |
| kJ | 23 | 34 | 86 | 93 | 50 | 41 | 53 | 46 | 38 | 31 | 60 | 89 | 1 | 139 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | 92 | 21 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 274 | 274 | 443 | 278 | 145 | 126 | 103 | 103 | 145 | 278 | 271 | 225 | 18 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 93 | 145 | 745 | 3 | 182 | 182 | 168 | 79 |
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