Surf Forecasts:
Villefranche sur Mer surf forecast from 10 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 11 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period, SW swell with 15 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 0.6m 4s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 11) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 11) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Tue 11th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Villefranche sur Mer over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – the outlook for this stretch of coast is a tough one. We’re looking at a 16-day window starting now, and the first real surf worth talking about doesn’t show up until Tuesday morning, 11th August. That’s a bit of a wait, so don’t be in a rush. Even then, the surf is tiny and weak.
The overall pattern is flat and frustrating. The water is way warmer than usual for this time of year, sitting at 84°F, which is a massive 10°F warmer than normal. That’s a very unusual anomaly, and it adds to the sleepy, stagnant feel of the forecast.
Looking at the first break, Villefranche sur Mer, it’s a reef setup that rarely breaks and is for advanced crew only. The swell is almost non-existent here. On Tuesday morning, 11th August, we get a tiny 1ft swell from the SW with a period of 4 seconds. That’s weak, short-period stuff, and the combined energy is a measly 3, so barely a ripple. The wind is glassy though, which is a major positive – it’ll be clean as a whistle. But honestly, it’s not worth paddling out for.
We drift through the rest of that week and into the next with nothing but flat spells and tiny, short-period pulses. Wind is light and variable, sometimes cross-off or glassy, but the surf stays poor – mostly marked as “poor surf conditions” with scores of zero. The energy readings stay in the single digits, confirming there’s nothing behind it.
The best we’ve got in the whole 16 days is a slight uptick on Monday, 24th August. The morning brings a 2ft swell from the SW with a period of 5 seconds under a clean offshore wind from the NW. The combined energy hits 15 – still weak, but it’s the strongest we see. This is the only faint highlight. It’s a small, clean wave for the experienced surfers who know the reef, but it’s not going to be a standout session. Crowds are possible here, so you might have company for the scraps.
Tuesday morning, 25th August, the energy drops back to zero. The long gap of flatness is the real story here. For a spot that rarely breaks, this blank run is more of the same. If you’re a kiter, the light wind and clean conditions might be more interesting than a paddle session.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | ENE 3 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 3 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:31PM0.56m | 7:16AM0.46m | 8:13PM0.58m | 8:02AM0.47m | 8:51PM0.59m | 8:45AM0.48m | 9:27PM0.58m | 9:25AM0.48m | 10:01PM0.57m | 10:05AM0.48m | 10:32PM0.56m | 10:45AM0.48m | 11:01PM0.54m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:28PM0.30m | 2:04AM0.35m | 1:16PM0.29m | 2:44AM0.34m | 2:00PM0.28m | 3:21AM0.33m | 2:41PM0.28m | 3:56AM0.33m | 3:19PM0.29m | 4:30AM0.33m | 3:55PM0.31m | 5:03AM0.33m | 4:31PM0.33m | ||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | — | 8:42 | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | 8:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | ENE 3 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 690 | 807 | 692 | 690 | 916 | 691 | 690 | 916 | 690 | 430 | 915 | 695 | 430 | 766 | 763 | 692 | 751 | 733 | 695 | 766 | 733 |
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