La Ciotat surfForecast / Mediterranean – Cote d'Azur / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 21 May 2026 CEST
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La Ciotat surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's La Ciotat sea temperature is
16.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at La Ciotat today?

The current surf forecast for La Ciotat at 12PM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (21 May)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Evening (21 May)0.5ft (0.1m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
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)
0.2
SSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
5
3
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
ENE
5
S
10
S
10
S
5
SW
0
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
ESE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
N
5
NE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:40PM0.13m
2:12AM0.26m
1:55PM0.12m
3:17AM0.25m
3:32PM0.12m
Low Tide
8:05AM0.08m
6:39PM0.03m
9:26AM0.08m
7:39PM0.05m
10:40AM0.08m
8:52PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:07
6:07
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
9:00
9:01
9:02
Temp °C
17
18
21
22
22
21
20
20
20
21
23
24
23
22
20
20
21
22
24
24
25
23
22
22
17
18
20
21
21
20
20
19
19
21
22
22
21
21
18
18
20
22
23
22
23
21
21
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
Energy kJ
8
5
3
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
4
0.1
SW
4
Energy kJ
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
568
568
568
568
568
568
568
568
568
568
568
568
569
568
568
568
570
570
568
588
593
417
470
568
Best forecast wave conditions in Cote d'Azur
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
7
7
8
8
7
6
7
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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