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Nice surfForecast / Mediterranean – Cote d'Azur / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 14 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
16.4° C
(Which is 2.0°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: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Nice. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | - | - | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 316 | 159 | 427 | 392 | 250 | 12 | 71 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:44AM 0.45 | 3:23PM 0.49 | 5:28AM 0.47 | 4:07PM 0.48 | 6:03AM 0.49 | 4:49PM 0.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:21AM 0.41 | 10:36PM 0.33 | 10:38AM 0.41 | 11:05PM 0.32 | 11:37AM 0.41 | 11:34PM 0.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:53 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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