Surf Forecasts:
Villefranche sur Mer surf forecast from 30 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 1 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period, SW swell with 49 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Villefranche sur Mer this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Villefranche sur Mer in the next 16 days are 1.0m 5s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 01) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 01) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sat 1st Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Villefranche sur Mer over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let me tell you straight up – this one’s a bummer for the paddle crew. We’re looking at the next 16 days for Villefranche sur Mer, and there just isn’t any worthwhile swell on the cards.
The water is warm, no doubt about it – sitting at 83°F currently, which is way warmer than usual for this time of year (an anomaly of 9°F). But that’s about the only positive. The entire run from Thursday 30th July right through to Friday 14th August is filled with flat spells and tiny, weak waves that are never going to get you out of your seat.
Let’s break down the best of a bad bunch, which isn’t saying much. The most promising looking conditions, relatively speaking, come on Sunday morning, 9th August. You’ve got a glassy, dead calm morning at a mere 1ft from the SSW with a weak period of 5 seconds. The combined energy is just 11 – that’s pitiful. It’s a reef break that rarely breaks and is only for advanced surfers. Glassy it may be, but there’s nothing to ride. Then Monday morning, 10th August is similar: 1ft from the SW, glassy, but with a combined energy of 14. Again, it’s just flat.
The rest of the window is a long stretch of nothing. You get a few mornings with 0.3ft to 1.0ft, mostly glassy or with light cross-onshore breezes, but the combined energy is almost always a single digit. It’s a dead zone. There’s a slight ripple on Tuesday afternoon, 11th August – 1ft from the SW with a 7-second period and a combined energy of 25 – but that’s still barely enough to tickle a log.
To be clear, this is a blank run. Villefranche sur Mer is a reef that rarely breaks anyway, and this 16-day forecast confirms it. If you’re a kiter, those afternoon seabreezes might offer a little something, but for us surfers, this is a hard pass. Forecasts change though, and it can’t stay this poor forever.
Stay tuned, but don’t hold your breath.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | NE 3 | — | — | — | SW 4 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 12 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:34PM0.56m | 9:16AM0.46m | 10:03PM0.57m | 9:52AM0.46m | 10:33PM0.56m | 10:31AM0.46m | 11:04PM0.55m | 11:16AM0.46m | 11:37PM0.53m | 12:10PM0.46m | 00:15AM0.51m | 1:21PM0.46m | 1:00AM0.49m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:40PM0.30m | 4:03AM0.35m | 3:12PM0.30m | 4:34AM0.35m | 3:44PM0.31m | 5:06AM0.34m | 4:19PM0.32m | 5:40AM0.34m | 4:59PM0.34m | 6:19AM0.34m | 5:45PM0.36m | 7:04AM0.34m | 6:49PM0.39m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | 8:55 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | 8:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | E 3 | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | E 4 | S 4 | SSW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 12 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSW 6 | S 4 | SW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | NE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 13 | 6 | 9 | 77 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 22 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 807 | 751 | 721 | 1210 | 7 | 692 | 751 | 82 | 1044 | 1241 | 751 | 962 | 962 | 697 | 692 | 1197 | 691 | 692 | 1198 | 690 |
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