Surf Forecasts:
La Ciotat surf forecast from 29 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 30 Jun, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 1 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period, W swell with 706 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 30 Jun, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for La Ciotat this week:
The surf forecast for La Ciotat over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 30) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 2s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at La Ciotat in the next 16 days are 2.5m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 01) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.3m 7s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 02) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Tue 30th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Tue 30th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Wed 1st Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for La Ciotat over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the NW by Wed night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | WSW 4 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 4 | ENE 2 | W 5 | NW 4 | ENE 2 | E 3 | W 4 | ESE 3 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 145 | 75 | 37 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 452 | 0 | 250 | 163 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 10:00PM0.25m | 9:17AM0.16m | 10:37PM0.25m | 9:51AM0.16m | 11:13PM0.25m | 10:24AM0.16m | 11:48PM0.25m | 11:00AM0.16m | 00:22AM0.25m | 11:41AM0.15m | 00:56AM0.25m | 12:31PM0.15m | 1:30AM0.24m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:55PM0.02m | 4:24AM0.09m | 3:30PM0.02m | 5:01AM0.09m | 4:04PM0.01m | 5:38AM0.09m | 4:38PM0.01m | 6:16AM0.09m | 5:11PM0.02m | 6:55AM0.09m | 5:46PM0.03m | 7:35AM0.09m | 6:24PM0.04m | 8:18AM0.08m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 |
 | — | 9:21 | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | 9:20 | 9:19 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 |
Feels °C | 31 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 4 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | 75 | 37 | 22 | 3 | — | — | — | 250 | 163 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 4 | ESE 5 | — | E 3 | — | — | E 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | ENE 2 | E 3 | — | — | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | — | ESE 6 | — | W 6 | W 4 | ENE 2 | WSW 3 | NW 4 | ENE 2 | — | — | ESE 3 |
| kJ | 145 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 138 | 452 | 445 | 16 | — | 12 | — | 17 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 673 | 3 | 45 | 598 | 352 | 598 | 783 | 11 | 2 | 43 | 267 | 299 | 661 | 352 | 568 | 661 | 22 | 568 | 573 | 424 | 568 |
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