Surf Forecasts:
Marseille - Le Prado surf forecast from 4 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 9 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period, NW swell with 309 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Marseille - Le Prado this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Marseille - Le Prado in the next 16 days are 2.1m 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.2m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Wed 9th Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Marseille - Le Prado over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, I’m Rusty, and I’m looking at what’s in store for Marseille - Le Prado over this 16-day window. I gotta be straight with you — it’s pretty bleak. This spot barely breaks on a good day, and we’ve got a long stretch of nothing but tiny, weak waves and messy wind. The water’s sitting at 76° right now, which is way warmer than normal for this time of year — almost 5° above average, so that’s weird, but it doesn’t help the surf.
For the first week and a half, there’s nothing worth paddling out for. We’re talking flat, glassy mornings with no energy (1 combined energy) and tiny 0.3ft to 0.7ft slop. Saturday the 5th picks up a bit to 1ft and 3ft, but it’s cross-onshore and choppy, with winds up to 22 mph. Not surfable. The 6th has a glassy morning but still only 1ft. This pattern of small, wind-affected junk runs all the way through to Wednesday the 9th, when we finally see a 6ft NW swell on the morning — but the wind is howling from the NW at 28 mph, making it a complete mess. That’s 235 combined energy, so there’s some oomph, but the conditions are blown-out. Thursday the 10th is slightly better with wind down to 9 mph, but it’s still only 5ft and cross-shore, with poor surf quality.
The only window that even gets close to interesting is around Wednesday the 16th and Thursday the 17th. On the 16th afternoon, we get a 5ft swell from the W with a period of 6 seconds, 177 combined energy, but it’s cross-onshore and lumpy with 22 mph winds. Thursday the 17th morning pushes 6ft NW again, 252 combined energy, but again, strong cross-onshore winds at 28 mph — just messy. Towards the very end, on Saturday the 19th, we get a clean offshore flow from the ESE at 19 mph with a 2ft W swell. That’s the cleanest we’ll see, but the swell is tiny. The 2ft on Saturday afternoon is clean too.
Honestly, there are no standouts here. Not a single day offers clean, rideable waves with good wind. The swell is either too small or too wind-whipped. For beginners, nothing here works — even the 6ft days are blown out. This setup is more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing given the strong winds and messy seas. It’s a long, blank run that’s pretty standard for this area when it rarely breaks.
Stay patient, check back next week. Forecasts can change, but right now? I’d keep the board in the car.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the NW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | 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) | SW 4 | WSW 4 | — | SW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | W 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 151 | 235 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 73 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:12PM0.40m | 3:00AM0.35m | 4:38PM0.42m | 4:27AM0.34m | 5:55PM0.43m | 5:48AM0.35m | 6:58PM0.45m | 6:52AM0.36m | 7:50PM0.46m | 7:43AM0.37m | 8:36PM0.47m | 8:29AM0.38m | 9:17PM0.47m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:13AM0.26m | 9:43PM0.30m | 9:20AM0.26m | 11:26PM0.30m | 10:36AM0.25m | 00:46AM0.28m | 11:47AM0.24m | 1:42AM0.27m | 12:49PM0.23m | 2:26AM0.26m | 1:42PM0.22m | 3:04AM0.26m | 2:31PM0.21m | 3:39AM0.25m | |||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — |
 | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | WSW 4 | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 28 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 151 | 235 | 330 | 266 | 150 | 73 | 78 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 436 | 655 | 546 | 546 | 573 | 547 | 549 | 577 | 577 | 571 | 571 | 577 | 613 | 550 | 552 | 547 | 259 | 15 | 15 | 73 | 305 |
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