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La Ciotat surfForecast / Mediterranean – Cote d'Azur / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 10 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
18.0° C
(Which is 2.1°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 7PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at La Ciotat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 5 | SW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | |
162 | 147 | 153 | 104 | 108 | 222 | 440 | 204 | 122 | 62 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:15PM0.13m | 5:03AM0.22m | 5:35PM0.14m | 5:48AM0.23m | 6:35PM0.16m | 6:30AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:33AM0.09m | 9:41PM0.08m | 12:10PM0.08m | 10:56PM0.08m | 12:42PM0.06m | 00:03AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | 8:51 |
1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 8 | E 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | N 7 | N 6 | — | — | — | SW 5 |
 kJ | 162 | 147 | 153 | 104 | 10 | 2 | 440 | 204 | 122 | 62 | 37 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 8 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 46 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 9 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 44 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 3 | — | SSW 4 | SSE 7 | SSW 7 | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 8 | 108 | 222 | — | 19 | — | — | — | 34 | 49 | 96 | 148 | 186 | 194 | 180 | 121 | 71 | 31 | 25 | 39 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 17 | 79 | 101 | 17 | 117 | 133 | 50 | 50 | 374 | 374 | 397 | 262 | 221 | 221 | 165 | 137 | 244 | 120 | 210 | 132 | 117 | 117 | 101 |
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