Surf Forecasts:
Villefranche sur Mer surf forecast from 14 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 18 Nov, 1AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 20 Nov, 4AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period, WSW swell with 859 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 15 Nov, 10AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E 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 Sunday (Nov 15) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 5s. Another secondary swell of 1.1m and 5s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Villefranche sur Mer in the next 16 days are 3.0m 7s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Nov 20) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.2m 6s period and expected on Friday (Nov 20) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Sun 15th Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Wed 18th Nov) | 7ft (2.2m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Fri 20th Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Villefranche sur Mer over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the W by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 6 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 71 | 136 | 178 | 42 | 61 | 53 | 308 | 334 | 0 | 32 | 330 | 558 | 439 | 222 | 174 | 0 | 72 | 290 | 0 | 270 | 279 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:33AM0.53m | 9:33PM0.42m | 11:22AM0.52m | 10:27PM0.41m | 12:20PM0.51m | 00:17AM0.40m | 1:25PM0.51m | 2:29AM0.41m | 2:26PM0.51m | 3:46AM0.43m | 3:20PM0.52m | 4:37AM0.45m | 4:06PM0.52m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:27PM0.39m | 3:40AM0.34m | 6:51PM0.39m | 4:19AM0.35m | 8:21PM0.38m | 5:20AM0.37m | 9:18PM0.37m | 6:54AM0.38m | 9:56PM0.35m | 8:31AM0.38m | 10:27PM0.33m | 9:48AM0.38m | 10:57PM0.32m | ||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
 | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:00 | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | E 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | SSW 5 | — | SSW 8 | — | SSW 8 | SW 9 | — | SSW 8 | — | — | SSW 8 | — |
| kJ | 44 | 21 | 9 | 42 | 61 | 53 | 308 | — | — | 32 | — | 336 | — | 222 | 174 | — | 72 | — | — | 72 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | E 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 7 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 71 | 136 | 178 | — | — | — | 215 | 334 | 143 | 61 | 330 | 558 | 439 | 124 | 124 | 209 | 40 | 290 | 236 | 270 | 279 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 130 | 153 | 173 | 82 | 82 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 15 | 65 | 72 | 72 | 116 | 32 | 72 | 7 | 190 | 17 | 17 |
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