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Nice surfForecast / Mediterranean – Cote d'Azur / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 13 May 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.1° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Nice today?
The current surf forecast for Nice at 6AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (13 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Nice. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 7 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | |
56 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 69 | 35 | 109 | 90 | 110 | 233 | 269 | 216 | 123 | 106 | 129 | 129 | 123 | 177 | 260 | 195 | 90 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:31AM0.53m | 6:34PM0.49m | 6:15AM0.53m | 7:17PM0.52m | 6:57AM0.52m | 8:01PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:11PM0.37m | 12:16PM0.31m | 00:13AM0.36m | 12:49PM0.29m | 1:09AM0.35m | 1:24PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 |
17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | NE 5 | SSW 4 | SW 7 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 56 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 65 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | SSE 4 | NE 4 | W 9 | E 4 | SW 8 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 69 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 7 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | SW 8 | SW 9 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | NE 5 | — | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 1 | — | 35 | 109 | 90 | 110 | 233 | 269 | 216 | 123 | 106 | 129 | 129 | 123 | 177 | 260 | 195 | 90 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 66 | 78 | 178 | 233 | 416 | 416 | 7 | 46 | 46 | 66 | 261 | 517 | 265 | 120 | 86 | 77 | 77 | 69 | 77 | 239 | 239 | 177 | 177 |
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