Surf Forecasts:
La Ciotat surf forecast from 21 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 26 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period, W swell with 784 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for La Ciotat this week:
The most powerful waves expected at La Ciotat in the next 16 days are 2.5m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.4m 7s period and expected on Monday (Jul 27) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Sun 26th Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for La Ciotat over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here, and I gotta be straight with you about La Ciotat. Lookin' down the whole 16-day run, and honestly, it's a tough one. We're staring at a real long, quiet stretch. The first surfable day isn't on the calendar until Tuesday the 28th of July, after a full week of flat nothing. That's a big gap to sit through.
Before that, there's a few days where the wind might be clean, but the ocean is just dead flat. We get a tiny pulse on the 25th and 26th, but it's short-period, weak as anything, and the wind is messy. That Sunday the 26th afternoon, the swell does jump up to 7ft from the west with a moderate energy level (469), but it's waitin' on a fresh breeze that'll just mess it up. Pretty frustrating.
The one tiny window that actually looks worth paddling out for is Tuesday the 28th of July in the afternoon. The wind finally swings offshore from the west at 15 mph, and we get a clean 4ft swell from the west with a short 6-second period. The combined energy is weak (98), so it's not gonna be pumping, but it's the only time the stars align for a genuine, clean, ridable wave. The breaks here are a reef setup, so it handles that little pulse alright. For a beginner, this is the one to look at. The water temperature is about average for the time of year, so no nasty surprises there.
After that little tease, it's straight back to flatness. The rest of the first week of August is just tiny, weak waves, mostly glassy mornings, but nothing with any push. The whole second week looks like a total write-off for any decent surf.
So, there's one day to watch. Tuesday the 28th of July. It's not a classic, but it's what we've got.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 36°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the NW by Thu afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu night, min 23°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the W by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | E 5 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 3 | W 6 | W 7 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 469 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:18AM0.21m | 3:23PM0.16m | 3:00AM0.18m | 4:51PM0.17m | 3:55AM0.17m | 6:09PM0.18m | 5:02AM0.15m | 7:10PM0.20m | 6:08AM0.15m | 7:56PM0.21m | 7:05AM0.15m | 8:35PM0.23m | |||||||
Low Tide | 9:12AM0.07m | 8:47PM0.10m | 9:59AM0.07m | 10:23PM0.12m | 10:51AM0.07m | 00:12AM0.12m | 11:46AM0.06m | 1:31AM0.11m | 12:37PM0.05m | 2:22AM0.11m | 1:23PM0.04m | 3:00AM0.10m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | 9:10 | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:06 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 31 | 36 | 34 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 23 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | E 5 | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | — | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 4 | 41 | 39 | — | 22 | 28 | 73 | 53 | 41 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | — | 144 | 469 | 540 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 568 | 568 | 673 | 568 | 17 | 636 | 568 | 579 | 1142 | 268 | 299 | 1532 | 1113 | 924 | 1083 | 351 | 236 | 350 | 190 |
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