Cannes Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.55° N 7.03° E

Cannes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 19 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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cannes at 5PM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Afternoon (19 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Evening (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
1
S
5
1.1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.1
SW
7
0.9
S
5
1
SSW
6
0.9
S
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
36
81
45
24
0
12
17
19
21
55
66
42
2
36
67
47
119
149
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
SE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
E
15
SSW
20
SSW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:25PM0.20m
1:55AM0.19m
3:53PM0.19m
2:50AM0.17m
5:40PM0.20m
Low Tide
8:12PM0.13m
8:42AM0.09m
9:57PM0.14m
9:53AM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:28
8:25
 mm
3
4
5
4
1
Temp °C
28
28
28
28
27
26
26
26
28
27
29
29
26
25
24
25
23
24
25
26
25
Feels °C
31
31
29
30
30
27
27
29
31
29
28
27
26
25
25
26
25
27
27
28
26
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