Nice surfForecast / Mediterranean – Cote d'Azur / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 12 Apr 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
15.8° 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 10AM is: 0.1m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)4s
Afternoon (12 Apr)5ft (1.6m)5s
Evening (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.7
E
1
E
1.4
E
1.8
E
1.5
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.2
SSE
0.6
E
0.2
S
0.1
W
0.1
SW
0.2
WSW
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)444455666675788846666554
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)111140104222144897441841374111911662114
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
NE
15
E
25
E
30
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
25
NNE
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
5
ENE
5
E
10
S
10
S
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffglasscrossononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:01AM
0.51
5:38PM
0.43
5:46AM
0.53
6:20PM
0.46
6:25AM
0.54
6:58PM
0.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:39PM
0.38
12:10PM
0.36
10:56PM
0.36
12:36PM
0.34
11:52PM
0.35
1:03PM
0.32
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise---6:54-------6:52-------6:50----
Sunset-------8:09-------8:10-------8:12
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171616161819202019181917181820181716151617191819
Feels °C (?)171516151615141616161411131217161414131516171618
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