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La Ciotat surfForecast / Mediterranean – Cote d'Azur / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 19 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
16.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at La Ciotat today?
The current surf forecast for La Ciotat at 3PM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (19 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 4s |
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 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 5 | W 5 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | — | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | |
0 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:53AM0.17m | 00:09AM0.27m | 11:43AM0.15m | 1:08AM0.27m | 12:40PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45AM0.07m | 5:00PM0.00m | 6:51AM0.08m | 5:46PM0.01m | 8:05AM0.08m | 6:39PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | 9:00 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 |
13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 3 | — | WSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | SW 4 | — | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
 kJ | — | 23 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 51 | — | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 51 | 568 | 592 | 592 | 374 | 568 | 568 | 569 | 568 | 568 | 573 | 573 | 42 | 568 | 568 | 568 | 568 | 568 | 568 | 568 | 568 | 568 | 568 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Cote d'Azur | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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