Surf Forecasts:
Villefranche sur Mer surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 11 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period, E swell with 65 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 1.2m 5s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 09) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Sat 11th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Villefranche sur Mer over the next 16 days.
Alright, let's get into it. Here’s the outlook for the next couple of weeks.
Well, to be honest, it’s a quiet stretch for the Villefranche sur Mer area. For a setup that’s a fairly exposed reef, we’re looking at a whole lot of nothing for a good while. The waves are just not there. From the start of the outlook through the first few days, it’s tiny, and the energy is weak. The combined energy values are all in the low double digits or single digits – real weak stuff (like 12, 20, 3...). You’re looking at waves that are barely knee-high, if that.
The first real chance of anything rideable, and I’m saying that loosely, shows up on Saturday the 11th in the afternoon. We’ll see a small bump of 4 ft from the east, but period is a short 5 seconds, so it’s just a mushy, crumbly wave. The wind is onshore from the ESE at 9 mph, so it’s going to be a bit messy. Not what you’d drive for.
The best pick of the whole forecast is a tough call because there’s no standout. If I had to point to a window, it’s the early morning of Saturday the 11th. The swell is tiny at 2 ft from the east, but the wind goes glassy. It’ll be clean, but it’s a flat, ankle-snapper. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, nothing weird going on.
For the rest of the week and into the next, it’s a whole lot of the same – tiny, weak, or flat. You’ll see some glassy mornings here and there, like on the 13th, 14th, and 15th, but the swell is zero or close to it. There’s a brief moment on the 21st with a tiny 0.7 ft from the SSW with a clean offshore wind from the WNW, but again, it’s not enough to get excited about.
This break rarely breaks, and this forecast is a prime example of why. It’s a long, dry spell. The best advice is to wait for the next storm track to light things up. It won’t stay this poor forever.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 6 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | E 3 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 65 | 26 | 32 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 2:49AM0.50m | 4:51PM0.48m | 3:57AM0.48m | 5:58PM0.51m | 5:08AM0.47m | 6:54PM0.54m | 6:13AM0.47m | 7:43PM0.56m | 7:12AM0.47m | 8:29PM0.58m | 8:04AM0.47m | 9:12PM0.59m | 8:53AM0.46m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:35PM0.40m | 9:57AM0.33m | 10:22PM0.40m | 10:53AM0.31m | 11:57PM0.40m | 11:46AM0.30m | 1:10AM0.38m | 12:37PM0.29m | 2:08AM0.37m | 1:24PM0.28m | 2:59AM0.35m | 2:10PM0.27m | 3:45AM0.35m | 2:54PM0.28m | |||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — |
 | 9:14 | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:10 | — | 9:09 |
mm | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 5 | — | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 32 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | — | SE 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 3 | SE 4 | — | — | E 3 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | 65 | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 751 | 238 | 807 | 693 | 719 | 708 | 693 | 690 | 807 | 527 | 31 | 537 | 411 | 698 | 1014 | 719 | 1002 | 1301 | 865 | 940 | 989 |
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