Nice surfForecast / Mediterranean – Cote d'Azur / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 02 May 2026 CEST
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Nice surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nice sea temperature is
17.8° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nice today?

The current surf forecast for Nice at 9AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (02 May)0.5ft (0.2m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.4
E
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
S
6
0.2
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
6
5
3
5
3
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
5
18
40
39
36
33
30
50
53
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
15
E
10
N
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
8:17AM0.50m
9:23PM0.53m
8:44AM0.48m
9:54PM0.53m
9:13AM0.47m
10:28PM0.53m
Low Tide
2:46AM0.37m
2:40PM0.29m
3:23AM0.37m
3:04PM0.30m
4:02AM0.38m
3:30PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
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6:22
6:20
6:20
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8:32
8:35
8:36
3
5
6
4
Temp °C
16
15
16
19
19
19
17
17
16
17
16
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
15
14
15
15
15
15
13
14
16
16
16
15
15
14
15
14
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
13
12
14
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
Energy kJ
8
5
3
3
3
1
1
1
5
18
40
39
36
33
30
29
27
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.2
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
7
Energy kJ
1
1
6
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.4
E
4
0.3
ENE
2
0.5
E
3
0.7
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1
E
5
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
Energy kJ
6
3
5
1
5
17
37
64
55
50
53
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
160
292
292
429
702
688
685
474
559
379
429
671
728
802
687
78
78
7
246
239
346
11
7
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Cote d'Azur
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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