Surf Forecasts:
Cannes surf forecast from 14 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 19 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period, SW swell with 33 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Cannes this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Cannes in the next 16 days are 0.9m 5s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 19) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 21) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sun 19th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cannes over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ along this stretch.
To be straight with you, the next 16 days are about as flat as a pancake. We’re looking at a long, drawn-out run of barely a ripple, with the first proper sign of surf not showin’ up until Saturday the 18th, and even then it’s weak. Most of this window is a write-off for a paddle. The water’s sittin’ at a very unusual 80° – that’s much warmer than normal for the time of year, a proper anomaly (9° above average), so if you’re in the water, it’ll feel like a bathtub.
The only spot on the cards is Cannes. It’s a beginner zone that rarely breaks, and that’s certainly the case here. With the combined swell energy barely tickin’ over (values of 1 to 12, so very weak), there’s just no power. The best chance, if you can call it that, comes early on Saturday the 18th morning. We’ve got a light offshore breeze from the NE at 6 mph, clean conditions, and a tiny 2ft swell from the WSW, but the period is a short 4 seconds. It’s ankle-busters at best. The direction is from the SW, which is the optimum swell direction for Cannes, but the size and energy just aren’t there. Sunday the 19th morning sees a tiny 0.7ft SSW swell with a light cross-offshore breeze, glassy clean, but again, almost no energy.
There is no standout session here. Nothing is worth the trip. The entire 16-day forecast is a blank run, and given how inconsistent this break is, a stretch like this is pretty normal for the area. We’ll be waiting a long time for any real groundswell.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat night, min 26°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 6 | SW 5 | S 6 | WSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SE 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | ESE 4 | E 3 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross | glassy | off | cross | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | off | cross | on | off |
High Tide | 10:13PM0.32m | 9:53AM0.21m | 10:59PM0.33m | 10:39AM0.20m | 11:42PM0.32m | 11:25AM0.20m | 00:24AM0.31m | 12:14PM0.19m | 1:04AM0.29m | 1:07PM0.18m | 1:44AM0.26m | 2:09PM0.18m | 2:23AM0.24m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:15PM-0.01m | 4:39AM0.07m | 4:00PM-0.01m | 5:27AM0.07m | 4:43PM-0.00m | 6:14AM0.07m | 5:26PM0.01m | 6:59AM0.07m | 6:08PM0.03m | 7:43AM0.08m | 6:54PM0.06m | 8:28AM0.08m | 7:44PM0.09m | 9:14AM0.08m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 |
 | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:07 | 9:06 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | — | SE 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | ESE 4 | E 3 |
| kJ | 12 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 5 | S 5 | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 6 | — | — | WSW 4 | — | S 4 | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 26 | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1042 | 1192 | 340 | 990 | 1309 | 763 | 671 | 1174 | 941 | 1034 | 1003 | 1171 | 90 | 1183 | 182 | 182 | 1309 | 1009 | 237 | 727 | 671 |
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