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Cannes Surf Forecast
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Cannes surfForecast / Mediterranean – Cote d'Azur / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 28 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
20.7° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cannes today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cannes at 12PM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (28 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Cannes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri night, min 20°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SSE 4 | SW 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 4 | SW 5 | E 4 | E 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | |
High Tide | 7:23AM0.23m | 8:27PM0.24m | 7:58AM0.22m | 9:02PM0.25m | 8:32AM0.21m | 9:36PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51PM0.04m | 2:23AM0.10m | 2:19PM0.04m | 3:07AM0.10m | 2:48PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | 9:04 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | SSE 3 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | — | SE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SW 5 | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | E 4 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | SW 5 | SW 4 | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 669 | 181 | 669 | 676 | 677 | 681 | 669 | 455 | 673 | 675 | 905 | 904 | 904 | 737 | 696 | 714 | 699 | 681 | 721 | 737 | 737 | 893 | 735 | 766 |
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