Nice Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.69° N 7.27° E

Nice WaveFinder

Issued: 1 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nice sea temperature is
27.5°C
4.0° 

Nice surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Nice surf forecast from 23 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Thursday 27 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period, SW swell with 263 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 27 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Nice this week:

The surf forecast for Nice over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 27) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 7s. Another secondary swell of 0.7m and 4s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Nice in the next 16 days are 1.7m 7s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 27) at 5PM.

Wave TypeTime (CEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 8PM (Thu 27th Aug)2ft (0.6m) 7s
Best Surf 8PM (Thu 27th Aug)2ft (0.6m) 7s
Most Powerful11PM (Sat 29th Aug)5.5ft (1.7m) 7s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Nice over the next 16 days.


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