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Nice surfForecast / Mediterranean – Cote d'Azur / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 16 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 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Nice today?
The current surf forecast for Nice at 3PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 16). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Nice. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
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 kJ (?) | 74 | 217 | 39 | 56 | 43 | 7 | 99 | 47 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | glass | glass | on | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:49PM 0.48 | 6:34AM 0.51 | 5:28PM 0.47 | 7:04AM 0.53 | 6:06PM 0.47 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:37AM 0.41 | 11:34PM 0.31 | 12:26PM 0.40 | 12:03AM 0.30 | 1:09PM 0.39 | 12:31AM 0.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:54 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
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