Cannes Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.55° N 7.03° E

Cannes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cannes sea temperature is
28.5° C
4.8° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cannes at 1AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Afternoon (17 Aug)--
Evening (17 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun night, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
E
3
0.1
SW
4
0.3
SW
6
0.4
SW
7
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.1
SW
5
0.4
SE
4
0.2
ESE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
9
20
15
4
2
2
0
1
5
11
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SW
10
W
5
NW
10
NNE
10
N
10
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NW
5
NNE
5
E
10
SE
10
S
10
SSW
0
SE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
00:16AM0.27m
12:33PM0.21m
00:47AM0.24m
1:23PM0.20m
Low Tide
5:43PM0.04m
6:42AM0.07m
6:25PM0.07m
7:16AM0.07m
7:11PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:34
8:32
8:30
 mm
Temp °C
28
29
27
26
26
26
27
28
28
27
27
27
26
27
28
28
28
28
27
Feels °C
28
31
28
28
27
28
29
30
29
28
29
29
28
29
30
30
31
31
32
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