Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastModerate 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 4 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | SW 8 | S 5 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 4 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | — | — | 27 | 18 | — | 3 | 47 | — | 111 | 88 | 57 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | WNW 2 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 5 | — | 23 | 43 | 55 | 35 | 15 | 22 | 108 | 73 | 204 | 211 | 144 | 1 | — | 13 | 10 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 46 | 73 | 461 | 718 | 709 | 189 | 190 | 36 | 4 | 103 | 71 | 14 | 162 | 36 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 126 | 168 | 240 | 53 | 181 |
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