L'Hippodrome Surf Guide
L'Hippodrome in Cote d'Azur is an exposed beach and reef break. Summer in particular tends to be flat. Offshore winds are from the west northwest with some shelter here from south winds. Usually gets local windswells, but groundswells do happen and the ideal wave angle is from the southwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights as well as reef breaks offering better rights than lefts. Best around high tide when the tide is rising. Likely to be crowded if working. Beware of Pollution, rips, rocks, shorebreak, sketchy entry when big.
L'Hippodrome Spot Info
| Type: | Rating: | Reliability: | Todays Sea Temp*: |
|---|---|---|---|
 Beach and reef |  3 | rarely breaks | 21.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite |
Surfing L'Hippodrome:
The best conditions reported for surf at L'Hippodrome occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-northwest.
Explore L'Hippodrome Location Map
Interactive L'Hippodrome surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to L'Hippodrome is Cote D Azur (Nice) Airport (NCE) in France, 6 km (4 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to L'Hippodrome is Mandelieu (Cannes) Airport (CEQ), also in France, 19 km (12 miles) away.
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Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Monday, 2 November 2026, 14:57 Local Time
| Monday 02 | Tue | |||
| 4PM | 7PM | 10PM | 1AM | |
| Wave (m) | ||||
| Period (s) | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Wind (km/h) | ||||
| Wind State | cross- off |
glass | cross- off |
cross |
Tides at L'Hippodrome
| NEXT | IS AT (local time) | remaining |
|---|---|---|
| high tide | ||
| low tide |
Swell History at L'Hippodrome
Surf stats for L'Hippodrome, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.
Wind History at L'Hippodrome
Wind stats for L'Hippodrome, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.
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