Nice surfForecast / Mediterranean – Cote d'Azur / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 01 May 2026 CEST
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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 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nice today?

The current surf forecast for Nice at 8PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (01 May)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (01 May)3ft (0.9m)5s

Table - waves today at Nice. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
3
0.1
S
6
0.2
S
4
0.4
SSW
7
0.6
S
7
0.7
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
188
181
150
47
21
11
9
3
3
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
18
40
52
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
ESE
5
SE
0
ENE
5
N
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
S
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NE
10
SE
10
S
10
SSW
5
S
0
NNE
5
NNE
10
E
5
N
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
High Tide
8:52PM0.53m
8:17AM0.50m
9:23PM0.53m
8:44AM0.48m
9:54PM0.53m
Low Tide
2:16PM0.29m
2:46AM0.37m
2:40PM0.29m
3:23AM0.37m
3:04PM0.30m
4:02AM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:22
6:20
6:20
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8:31
8:32
8:35
8:36
Temp °C
16
17
17
17
17
16
15
16
18
19
18
17
16
16
16
16
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
16
12
14
15
16
16
14
13
15
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
16
16
16
17
16
15
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
S
4
0.4
SSW
7
0.6
S
7
0.7
S
7
Energy kJ
123
47
21
8
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
18
40
52
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.1
S
6
0.1
SW
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
4
0.3
E
3
0.5
E
4
Energy kJ
188
181
150
11
9
1
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
160
685
11
25
78
160
379
379
685
702
694
685
457
474
546
429
429
379
404
379
115
78
360
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Cote d'Azur
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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