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Nice surfForecast / Mediterranean – Cote d'Azur / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 CETForecast 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
16.6° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Nice today?
The current surf forecast for Nice at 12PM is: 0.1m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 4s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Nice. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | off | off | off | off | off | glass | glass | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:50PM 0.53 | 1:53AM 0.41 | 1:44PM 0.51 | 3:37AM 0.42 | 2:35PM 0.50 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:12AM 0.36 | 8:31PM 0.36 | 6:17AM 0.38 | 9:23PM 0.35 | 7:47AM 0.40 | 10:03PM 0.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:53 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
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