Surf Forecasts:
Villefranche sur Mer surf forecast from 9 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period, E swell with 57 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 1.1m 5s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Thu 10th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Villefranche sur Mer over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Looking at the next stretch of coast, and I gotta be straight with you: it’s looking flat as a millpond for a good long while. This is one of those times where you might wanna polish the board and check your wax stash, because we’re not seeing anything rideable for the next couple of weeks.
The water is sitting at a toasty 82°, which is far warmer than normal for this time of year—a real treat if you do get in, but with waves like this, it’s more of a swim.
The only spot with any sort of pulse is Villefranche sur Mer (Alpes-Maritimes), a reef break that hardly ever shows its face. Right now, it’s just not happening. We’ve got a couple of tiny pulses of swell, but they're weak and messy. For the first few days, we're looking at knee-high slop with periods around 4 seconds. That's just wind chop, not surf.
Wednesday the 9th starts things off with a tiny 1ft SSW swell, but it's got nothing behind it. It’s clean in the morning with a light WNW breeze, but it’s just not enough to push over the reef. Thursday the 10th and Friday the 11th are more of the same – small, weak, and mostly poor.
The weekend brings a slight bump, but it's nothing to get excited about. Saturday the 12th sees the swell nudge up to 3ft on the afternoon, but it’s from the east with a period of 5 seconds and light onshore wind. It'll be a mess.
From Sunday the 13th through Wednesday the 24th, we’re in the doldrums. There are days with zero swell forecast, and any tiny blips are not even worth mentioning. We're talking a solid two-week stretch of nothing. The only thing that changes is the sky. It’s clear, then some clouds, maybe a thunderstorm on the 10th and 23rd, but the ocean just goes flat.
Look, this reef is inconsistent at the best of times, and this is a textbook dry spell. The good news is, forecasts can change. We just gotta wait for the ocean to wake up. For now, it’s a lake out there.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SE 4 | SW 6 | E 3 | E 4 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | SW 4 | E 4 | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 3 |
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 kJ | 4 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 7:47PM0.57m | 7:55AM0.49m | 8:21PM0.57m | 8:33AM0.50m | 8:51PM0.56m | 9:08AM0.50m | 9:20PM0.55m | 9:43AM0.50m | 9:46PM0.54m | 10:19AM0.50m | 10:11PM0.51m | 10:56AM0.50m | 10:35PM0.49m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:06PM0.31m | 2:17AM0.32m | 1:47PM0.30m | 2:47AM0.31m | 2:24PM0.31m | 3:15AM0.31m | 3:00PM0.31m | 3:43AM0.31m | 3:34PM0.33m | 4:10AM0.31m | 4:09PM0.35m | 4:35AM0.32m | 4:46PM0.37m | ||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SE 4 | SW 6 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 3 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SW 7 | W 7 | SW 8 | ENE 4 | — | W 6 | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | WSW 7 | — | — | SW 8 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | — | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | SW 4 | — | E 3 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 17 | — | 9 | 31 | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 121 | 916 | 139 | 143 | 143 | 153 | 173 | 229 | 82 | 119 | 242 | 238 | 412 | 766 | 690 | 690 | 751 | 367 | 412 | 807 | 690 |
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