- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Nice Surf Forecast
/ Mediterranean – Cote d'Azur (62 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Nice surfForecast / Mediterranean – Cote d'Azur / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 11 May 2026 CESTForecast 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
18.2° 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 12PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Nice. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | E 4 | E 4 | SW 6 | SSW 4 | SW 8 | |
118 | 75 | 94 | 176 | 184 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 190 | 229 | 181 | 203 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | off | |
High Tide | 3:51AM0.52m | 4:56PM0.43m | 4:44AM0.52m | 5:49PM0.46m | 5:31AM0.53m | 6:34PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10AM0.35m | 10:00PM0.37m | 11:44AM0.33m | 11:11PM0.37m | 12:16PM0.31m | 00:13AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | |
 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | 8:46 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | SW 8 |
 kJ | 71 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | WSW 8 | ESE 3 | SW 8 | — | — | SW 5 | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 4 | E 3 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | SW 8 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 118 | 75 | 94 | 176 | 184 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 190 | 229 | 181 | 203 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 17 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 25 | 776 | 790 | 263 | 261 | 79 | 77 | 79 | 49 | 11 | 120 | 46 | 46 | 143 | 157 | 195 | 78 | 104 | 242 | 542 | 78 | 205 | 404 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Cote d'Azur | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Nice surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest