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La Ciotat surfForecast / Mediterranean – Cote d'Azur / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at La Ciotat today?
The current surf forecast for La Ciotat at 1PM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | - | - |
| Evening (20 May) | - | - |
Table - waves today at La Ciotat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | — | SW 5 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:43AM0.15m | 1:08AM0.27m | 12:40PM0.13m | 2:12AM0.26m | 1:55PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:51AM0.08m | 5:46PM0.01m | 8:05AM0.08m | 6:39PM0.03m | 9:26AM0.08m | 7:39PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | 9:01 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | — | SW 5 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 573 | 570 | 570 | 580 | 573 | 79 | 568 | 568 | 568 | 568 | 568 | 568 | 568 | 568 | 568 | 568 | 568 | 568 | 568 | 568 | 570 | 568 | 568 | 568 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Cote d'Azur | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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