L'Hippodrome Surf Guide

L'Hippodrome in Cote d'Azur is an exposed beach and reef break. Summer in particular tends to be flat. Works best in offshore winds from the west northwest with some shelter here from south winds. Windswells are much more typical than groudswells and the ideal wave direction is from the southwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right and there are also right and left reef breaks (right is best). Best around high tide when the tide is rising. Likely to be crowded if working. Hazards include Pollution, rips, rocks, shorebreak, sketchy entry when big.

L'Hippodrome Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef3rarely breaks
17.8°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.

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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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L'Hippodrome Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 06:26 Local Time
Tuesday 05
5AM8AM11AM2PM
Wave (m)
0.8
E
0.6
E
0.7
S
0.9
SSW
Period (s) 5 5 6 6
Wind (km/h)
10
5
10
10
Wind State cross cross-
on
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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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