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Nice surfForecast / Mediterranean – Cote d'Azur / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 31 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
21.6° C
(Which is 3.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Nice today (31 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nice at 10AM is: 0.3m 3s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 4s |
| Evening (31 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Nice. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | off | |
High Tide | 7:45AM0.47m | 9:11PM0.54m | 8:19AM0.46m | 9:43PM0.54m | 8:54AM0.45m | 10:16PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44AM0.39m | 2:09PM0.30m | 3:24AM0.38m | 2:37PM0.30m | 4:05AM0.38m | 3:06PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
24 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SSW 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | SW 5 |
 kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SW 7 | SSW 5 | SW 7 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSE 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | SW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | SSE 5 | — | ENE 3 | SSW 5 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | SW 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ESE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 728 | 728 | 379 | 379 | 725 | 729 | 78 | 704 | 185 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 283 | 78 | 104 | 104 | 160 | 239 | 1296 | 1017 | 911 | 863 | 7 |
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