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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 14 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 8AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 14). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (14 May)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (14 May)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Fri morning, near gales from the NW by Sat morning).

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
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
8
0.2
SSW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
7
0.2
SSW
7
1.9
W
6
2
W
7
2.1
W
7
1.8
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.1
W
5
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
1
W
4
1.1
W
5
1.8
WNW
6
2.3
NW
6
2.5
WNW
6
2.5
WNW
6
0.1
S
9
2.5
WNW
7
0.2
SSW
11
1.8
WNW
6
0.2
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
9
9
5
266
353
396
267
144
0
10
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
11
0
8
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
40
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
35
NW
40
NW
45
NW
50
NW
45
NW
50
NW
50
NW
45
NW
40
NW
35
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:12AM0.23m
8:09PM0.22m
7:54AM0.23m
8:53PM0.24m
8:37AM0.22m
9:38PM0.26m
Low Tide
1:02AM0.07m
1:47PM0.02m
1:59AM0.06m
2:21PM0.00m
2:54AM0.06m
2:58PM-0.00m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
8:52
8:52
8:53
Temp °C
16
14
14
15
16
17
17
14
12
12
12
13
15
16
15
13
12
11
11
14
17
18
17
16
9
7
7
8
8
8
9
7
6
7
7
8
9
10
7
4
2
0
0
3
6
8
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
7
0.2
SSW
7
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.1
S
9
0.2
N
8
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
9
Energy kJ
6
6
9
9
5
10
13
2
4
11
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WNW
6
2
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.5
W
6
1.9
W
6
2
W
7
2.1
W
7
1.8
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.1
W
5
0.9
W
4
0.8
W
4
1
W
4
1.1
W
5
1.8
WNW
6
2.3
NW
6
2.5
WNW
6
2.5
WNW
6
2.5
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
7
Energy kJ
309
309
212
140
144
266
353
396
267
144
62
32
21
38
53
190
374
541
538
677
554
331
252
268
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
4
2
3
3
3
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
190
190
223
218
926
332
344
263
213
221
221
244
236
374
332
221
137
277
210
210
286
598
300
210
Best forecast wave conditions in Cote d'Azur
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
3
2
3
4
4
1
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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