Cannes surf break

Cannes surfForecast / Mediterranean – Cote d'Azur / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 CEST
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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 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cannes today (27 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cannes at 9PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)0.5ft (0.2m)3s
Afternoon (27 May)--
Evening (27 May)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
4
1
SW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SW
4
0.3
SE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SW
4
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
E
3
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
18
48
11
17
3
4
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
SSE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
WNW
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
10
SE
0
S
5
WSW
0
NNW
0
NE
5
ENE
5
NNE
cross-off
cross-on
off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
7:50PM0.22m
7:23AM0.23m
8:27PM0.24m
7:58AM0.22m
9:02PM0.25m
Low Tide
1:23PM0.05m
1:35AM0.10m
1:51PM0.04m
2:23AM0.10m
2:19PM0.04m
3:07AM0.10m
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
9:01
9:02
9:04
1
2
1
2
1
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
24
23
23
21
20
21
22
22
21
22
21
22
21
22
23
23
23
24
23
22
22
21
26
26
25
24
24
21
19
20
21
21
19
23
22
23
22
24
24
24
26
25
25
24
23
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
E
3
Energy kJ
2
9
11
8
3
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
SE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
4
0.2
E
3
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
4
1
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.3
E
3
0.4
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.3
SE
4
Energy kJ
18
48
17
1
4
5
2
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
673
676
681
3
18
18
669
181
671
674
678
671
669
670
673
674
990
904
908
737
696
714
727
681
Best forecast wave conditions in Cote d'Azur
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
7
6
6
8
9
9
7
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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