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Nice surfForecast / Mediterranean – Cote d'Azur / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 10 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
17.8° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Nice today?
The current surf forecast for Nice at 1PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
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 Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 6 | S 10 | E 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | |
0 | 2 | 82 | 88 | 88 | 55 | 62 | 117 | 86 | 108 | 122 | 203 | 278 | 239 | 187 | 150 | 159 | 147 | 120 | 226 | 312 | 578 | 288 | 72 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:49AM0.51m | 3:43PM0.41m | 3:51AM0.52m | 4:56PM0.43m | 4:44AM0.52m | 5:49PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31AM0.37m | 8:31PM0.38m | 11:10AM0.35m | 10:00PM0.37m | 11:44AM0.33m | 11:11PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | 8:45 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — |
 kJ | — | 2 | 50 | 88 | 88 | 55 | 47 | 79 | 86 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 226 | 93 | 187 | 131 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | 23 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 178 | 141 | 82 | 67 | 41 | — | 62 | 117 | — | 108 | 122 | 203 | 278 | 239 | 187 | 150 | 159 | 147 | 120 | 118 | 312 | 578 | 288 | 72 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 141 | 160 | 101 | 117 | 46 | 46 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 184 | 740 | 267 | 273 | 120 | 77 | 49 | 11 | 46 | 120 | 46 | 7 | 25 | 7 |
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