Surf Forecasts:
Villefranche sur Mer surf forecast from 12 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 17 Sep, 2PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period, E swell with 29 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 4s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 17) 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 0.4m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Thu 17th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Villefranche sur Mer over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Gotta be honest – Villefranche sur Mer is looking pretty grim for the next couple weeks. Most of the 16 days are a total write-off, so don’t get your hopes up.
Starting from Saturday 12 September right through to Wednesday 24 September, it’s a long run of flat to tiny waves and poor surf. You’ll see some glassy mornings with clean water, but no swell to speak of – not even a ripple. Afternoon winds shift cross-on or onshore, just rubbing salt in the wound.
Finally, on Thursday 24 September, we get a little pulse. The standout is Thursday morning: a solid 6 ft swell from ESE, period 6 seconds. Combined wave energy is moderate at 275. The wind is a light cross-off from N at 3 mph, keeping it clean. This is the only window worth paddling for – nice and clean, though the short period means it’ll be a bit lumpy and better for experienced surfers. Thursday afternoon jumps to 10 ft from the same direction, but the wind gets cross and energy hits 847 – that’s strong, but size and onshore make it experts-only.
Friday 25 September morning drops to 6 ft, still surfable with light cross-off wind, but only ordinary quality. Afternoon gets cross-on and messy again.
Water temp is 80°F, which is 10° warmer than normal – that’s very unusual, so you’ll be in summer gear.
One day to go for – Thursday 24 September morning. Otherwise, it’s a long wait. Signing off – Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 8 | SSW 4 | E 4 | SW 8 | SSW 5 | E 4 | SSE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:08AM0.50m | 9:20PM0.55m | 9:43AM0.50m | 9:46PM0.54m | 10:19AM0.50m | 10:11PM0.51m | 10:56AM0.50m | 10:35PM0.49m | 11:37AM0.49m | 10:57PM0.47m | 12:29PM0.48m | 11:20PM0.45m | 1:45PM0.47m | 11:44PM0.43m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:00PM0.31m | 3:43AM0.31m | 3:34PM0.33m | 4:10AM0.31m | 4:09PM0.35m | 4:35AM0.32m | 4:46PM0.37m | 5:02AM0.33m | 5:27PM0.39m | 5:31AM0.34m | 6:26PM0.41m | 6:06AM0.36m | 8:37PM0.42m | ||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — |
 | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 8 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSE 3 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | W 7 | SW 4 | W 7 | W 7 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | ENE 2 | E 4 | ENE 3 | — | E 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 29 | 1 | — | 12 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 345 | 916 | 568 | 568 | 766 | 690 | 689 | 732 | 689 | 689 | 1054 | 860 | 743 | 807 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 227 | 143 | 759 | 174 |
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