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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 13 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
18.0° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at La Ciotat today?

The current surf forecast for La Ciotat at 6PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Afternoon (13 May)--
Evening (13 May)6ft (1.9m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, strong winds from the NW by Sat morning).

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
6
2
WNW
6
1.7
W
6
1.9
W
6
1.9
W
6
0.1
S
8
0.2
SSW
7
0.4
SW
8
0.3
SW
7
0.2
SSW
7
0.3
SW
6
1.9
W
6
2
W
6
1.8
W
6
0.1
SW
7
0.1
S
6
0.9
WSW
4
0.3
SW
6
0.1
S
6
1.2
W
5
1.6
WNW
5
2.1
WNW
6
2.2
NW
6
2.3
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
0
212
281
266
1
5
15
8
5
7
275
318
251
2
1
0
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
35
W
40
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:24PM0.19m
7:12AM0.23m
8:09PM0.22m
7:54AM0.23m
8:53PM0.24m
Low Tide
1:14PM0.03m
1:02AM0.07m
1:47PM0.02m
1:59AM0.06m
2:21PM0.00m
2:54AM0.06m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:51
8:52
8:52
8:53
Temp °C
17
19
20
20
18
16
14
14
15
16
17
17
14
12
12
12
13
15
15
16
12
11
11
11
10
11
13
14
11
9
7
8
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
8
9
9
9
10
5
3
2
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
6
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.2
SSW
7
0.4
SW
8
0.3
SW
7
0.2
SSW
7
0.3
SW
6
0.1
SW
7
0.1
S
6
0.3
SW
6
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
5
15
8
5
7
2
1
5
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
8
0.2
SSW
7
0.1
S
5
Energy kJ
3
5
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WNW
6
2
WNW
6
1.7
W
6
1.9
W
6
1.9
W
6
2.1
WNW
6
2
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.6
W
6
1.9
W
6
2
W
6
1.8
W
6
1.3
W
6
0.9
W
5
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1.2
W
5
1.6
WNW
5
2.1
WNW
6
2.2
NW
6
2.3
WNW
6
Energy kJ
275
299
212
281
266
331
309
182
145
122
160
275
318
251
118
40
33
21
31
75
128
280
341
423
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
4
4
4
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
323
236
376
416
137
190
190
210
236
218
344
263
221
213
213
223
244
263
284
299
213
137
263
210
Best forecast wave conditions in Cote d'Azur
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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