Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cannes today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cannes at 8PM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Cannes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri night, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 4 | S 5 | SE 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 33 | 36 | 33 | 19 | 37 | 83 | 96 | 81 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 7 | 13 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 5 | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 5 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | — | — | 24 | 33 | 36 | 33 | 19 | 37 | 83 | 96 | 81 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 18 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 262 | 474 | 237 | 673 | 126 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 435 | 162 | 105 | 36 | 36 | 46 | 18 | 18 | 168 | 671 | 203 | 190 |
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