Nice surfForecast / Mediterranean – Cote d'Azur / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 20 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
17.3° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nice today?

The current surf forecast for Nice at 1AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (21 Apr)1ft (0.3m)4s
Evening (21 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)4s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
E
0.2
SSE
0.3
ESE
0.3
E
0.5
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
1
E
0.6
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)444455443443344455544555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)458596532121618302434511665221620
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
S
0
SE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNW
5
S
10
SE
10
SE
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
5
SE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassglasscross-
off
offoffoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:12PM
0.55
10:41AM
0.46
12:10AM
0.54
11:31AM
0.43
1:21AM
0.53
12:54PM
0.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:14PM
0.29
5:38AM
0.37
4:54PM
0.31
6:57AM
0.39
5:41PM
0.33
8:48AM
0.39
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-----6:39-------6:37-------6:35--
Sunset-8:19-------8:20-------8:22------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------11----
Temp. °C171716161616181818171716161616161616151514151716
Feels °C (?)171817161515171717171716161614141514131312131613
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