Surf Forecasts:
Villefranche sur Mer surf forecast from 15 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 17 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period, SW swell with 62 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 Monday (Aug 17) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 5s period and expected on Monday (Aug 17) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Mon 17th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Villefranche sur Mer over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, I’m Rusty, and I’ve been staring at the charts for Villefranche-sur-Mer. Fair warning: this is a lean stretch. The next couple of weeks are essentially a flat spell for this reef break, which is a rare-breaking spot anyway, so don’t get your hopes up. The water temp is sitting pretty average for the time of year, nothing weird there.
The pattern is dead quiet right through Saturday the 17th of August. The only blip of real energy pops up on Monday the 24th of August, but it’s a messy one. We’ve got a solid 12 ft swell from the WSW, with a period of 8 seconds and a combined energy of 1783 – that’s a lot of juice. But the wind is out of the east at 3 mph, right onshore, and there’s moderate rain. It’s a marginal call, only for the advanced crew. That swell size is well over 8 ft, so it’s experts-only territory. That afternoon, the swell drops to 7 ft, still from the WSW, with a 9-second period and 666 energy – still moderate energy, but the wind shifts to a cross-shore. The whole thing is a bit of a grim, rain-soaked affair.
After that, it fades back to nothing. Wednesday the 25th of August has a tiny 3 ft from the ENE with clean offshore wind, but the period is only 4 seconds, so it’s barely worth a paddle. The rest of the 16-day window is pretty much flat and wind-battered.
Honestly, there’s no standout session here. The only real swell is that big, onshore, rainy day on the 24th, and that’s a tough sell. For a break that rarely breaks, this is a long stretch of nothing.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 8 | SE 5 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 2 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross | on | cross-off | cross-off | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:05AM0.48m | 10:32PM0.56m | 10:45AM0.48m | 11:01PM0.54m | 11:28AM0.47m | 11:29PM0.51m | 12:18PM0.46m | 11:55PM0.49m | 1:22PM0.46m | 00:23AM0.47m | 2:57PM0.46m | 1:02AM0.44m | 4:45PM0.47m | 2:48AM0.43m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:55PM0.31m | 5:03AM0.33m | 4:31PM0.33m | 5:35AM0.33m | 5:07PM0.36m | 6:09AM0.34m | 5:46PM0.38m | 6:46AM0.35m | 6:39PM0.41m | 7:32AM0.36m | 8:25PM0.43m | 8:38AM0.36m | 11:33PM0.42m | ||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | — | 8:35 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:25 | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 32 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 8 | ENE 4 | SW 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | E 3 | SE 5 | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SSW 4 | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SSW 3 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | — | E 3 | NE 3 | E 4 | — | WSW 2 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 2 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 111 | 28 | — | 5 | 4 | 20 | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 694 | 766 | 690 | 719 | 807 | 11 | 153 | 807 | 82 | 121 | 242 | 238 | 412 | 1061 | 343 | 527 | 807 | 696 | 76 | 97 | 692 |
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