Surf Forecasts:
Villefranche sur Mer surf forecast from 19 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 22 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 22 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period, SW swell with 279 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 21 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Villefranche sur Mer this week:
The surf forecast for Villefranche sur Mer over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 21) at 5PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 6s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Villefranche sur Mer in the next 16 days are 1.8m 7s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 22) 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 1.7m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 20) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5PM (Fri 21st Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Villefranche sur Mer over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for the next couple of weeks.
To be brutally honest, it’s a pretty flat and quiet run for the most part. We’re staring at a massive gap with absolutely nothing worth paddling out for. The first real sniff of something happens on the 21st of August, but before that? Nada. Zilch. A whole lot of tiny, weak, and messy conditions. You’re looking at days of flatness or tiny little 0.7ft to 1ft slop that just ain’t gonna get it done.
The standout, and I mean the *only* standout in this whole 16-day window, hits on Friday afternoon the 21st of August. That’s our best bet. Villefranche sur Mer, a reef break, wakes up with a 6ft swell out of the SSW. The combined energy is solid – we’re talking 615 – so there’s some proper push behind it. Now, the kicker is that the wind is coming from the WSW at just 3 mph, which is a clean cross-off. That’s gonna tidy things up nicely. The period’s a short 7 seconds though, so it’ll be a bit crumbly and rippable rather than a long-lined grinding wave. Keep in mind this spot is a tricky one; it’s an advanced wave, rarely breaks, and the crowds can show up sometimes. Given the size, it’s a bit much for the beginners – you’ll want your wits about you.
After that little pulse, Saturday morning the 22nd of August still has some 4ft SW swell hanging around with light offshore winds, which will be clean. The energy is moderate (184), and it’ll be surfable, but it’s nothing compared to Friday’s pop. Then it dies right back down into another long stretch of nothingburgers and tiny, poor-condition waves right through to the end of the period. The water is sitting at a very unusual 83° with a 5° anomaly – that’s *much* warmer than normal for this time of year, so the boardies are fine.
So there you go. One good session on Friday the 21st for the advanced crew, and a bit of clean leftover on Saturday morning. The rest of this outlook is a write-off for a paddle. If the wind keeps up on some of those bigger swells later in the second week (like the 7ft on the 2nd of September), a kite might be having more fun than a surfer, but for us, it’s a pass.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | E 3 | — | — | E 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SW 3 | SW 6 |
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 kJ | 4 | 0 | 24 | 38 | 0 | 32 | 80 | 279 | 134 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 193 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:23AM0.47m | 2:57PM0.46m | 1:02AM0.44m | 4:45PM0.47m | 2:48AM0.43m | 5:50PM0.49m | 6:32PM0.51m | 6:02AM0.44m | 7:05PM0.52m | 6:46AM0.45m | 7:35PM0.54m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39PM0.41m | 7:32AM0.36m | 8:25PM0.43m | 8:38AM0.36m | 11:33PM0.42m | 10:01AM0.36m | 00:41AM0.40m | 11:10AM0.35m | 1:13AM0.39m | 12:00PM0.34m | 1:40AM0.37m | 12:40PM0.33m | 2:05AM0.36m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
 | 8:29 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | — | — | SE 5 | — | SW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ESE 3 | — | SW 6 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 8 | — | 8 | 80 | 170 | 63 | 9 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 193 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | E 3 | — | — | E 4 | NNE 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | 69 | 24 | 38 | 97 | 32 | 123 | 279 | 134 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 24 | 2 | — | 16 | 100 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 418 | 17 | 72 | 732 | 15 | 65 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 139 | 412 | 690 | 807 | 692 | 695 | 1172 | 183 | 435 | 523 | 42 |
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