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Ile des Embiez - Le Phare surfForecast / Mediterranean – Cote d'Azur / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Ile des Embiez - Le Phare surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ile des Embiez - Le Phare sea temperature is
16.5° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ile des Embiez - Le Phare today?
The current surf forecast for Ile des Embiez - Le Phare at 7AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 16). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ile des Embiez - Le Phare. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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 kJ (?) | 88 | 112 | 188 | 172 | 147 | 94 | 54 | 25 | 22 | 39 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 40 | 70 | 87 | 104 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:48AM 0.20 | 6:01PM 0.18 | 7:24AM 0.22 | 6:41PM 0.17 | 7:59AM 0.23 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:59PM 0.04 | 12:43PM 0.10 | 12:29AM 0.03 | 1:32PM 0.10 | 1:01AM 0.03 | 2:14PM 0.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:02 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:02 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
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