Villefranche sur Mer Surf Guide

Villefranche Sur Mer in Cote D'Azur is a fairly exposed beach break. Autumn and winter are the best times of year for waves. Ideal winds are from the west. Usually gets local windswells, but groundswells do happen and the ideal wave angle is from the south. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Surfable at all stages of the tide.

Villefranche sur Mer Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
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17.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Villefranche sur Mer:

The best conditions reported for surf at Villefranche sur Mer occur when a South swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-northwest.

Explore Villefranche sur Mer Location Map

Interactive Villefranche sur Mer surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Villefranche sur Mer is Cote D Azur (Nice) Airport (NCE) in France, 9 km (6 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Villefranche sur Mer is Mandelieu (Cannes) Airport (CEQ), also in France, 34 km (21 miles) away.

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Villefranche sur Mer Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 22:45 Local Time
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11PM2AM5AM8AM
Wave (m)
0.2
ESE
0.1
SE
0.1
E
0.1
E
Period (s) 8 6 6 6
Wind (km/h)
10
10
10
5
Wind State cross-
off
off off glass

Swell History at Villefranche sur Mer

Surf stats for Villefranche sur Mer, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

Wind History at Villefranche sur Mer

Wind stats for Villefranche sur Mer, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.


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