Cannes Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.55° N 7.03° E

Cannes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cannes sea temperature is
28.1° C
4.5° 

Cannes surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cannes today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cannes at 6AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

Table - waves today at Cannes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri night, min 23°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
5
1.3
SSW
6
1
S
6
1.5
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
7
1.3
SW
7
0.5
SSW
7
0.5
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
16
8
8
5
0
23
43
55
35
15
22
108
73
204
211
144
25
14
13
10
2
4
2
Wind (km/h)
15
W
5
W
5
NW
5
SE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
NW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
30
SSW
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
NW
10
NW
5
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
1:55AM0.19m
3:53PM0.19m
2:50AM0.17m
5:40PM0.20m
4:31AM0.16m
6:50PM0.22m
Low Tide
8:42AM0.09m
9:57PM0.14m
9:53AM0.09m
00:13AM0.14m
11:18AM0.09m
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:25
8:24
 mm
1
5
1
6
2
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
28
28
28
28
27
26
25
24
24
26
27
29
25
24
24
23
25
27
27
26
25
Feels °C
26
28
28
30
30
29
28
28
27
26
26
26
27
24
25
21
21
22
22
25
27
27
26
25
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