Surf Forecasts:
Villefranche sur Mer surf forecast from 6 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 11 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period, E swell with 44 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 1.0m 5s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 2s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Sat 11th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Villefranche sur Mer over the next 16 days.
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Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s break down what’s cookin’ for Villefranche sur Mer over the next couple weeks. I gotta be honest – it’s dead quiet. This reef break rarely breaks, and this stretch is no different. We’re looking at a long stretch of flat, poor conditions, so don’t get your hopes up.
Water temp is sitting at a wild 78°, which is about 8° warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s super unusual, feels like a heated pool.
Starting from Monday the 6th through to the morning of Saturday the 11th, it’s all poor surf with barely a bump. Tiny swell with weak energy (combined energy readings like 6, 4, 1, 2) and cross-onshore breezes. Not worth wetting a wetsuit.
Then on Saturday the 11th morning, we get a little flicker. It’s glassy with a small 0.7 ft east swell, period around 4 seconds – weak energy at 14. It’s the cleanest we’ll see for a while. The afternoon picks up to 3 ft from the east but gets messed up by an onshore ESE breeze at 9 mph. Sunday the 12th morning has a cleaner feel with a light cross-offshore north wind and a 3 ft east swell (26 combined energy), but the period’s still short at 4 seconds – nothing special.
From Sunday afternoon the 12th right through to Friday the 17th, we’re back in a flat spell. Glassy mornings but zero swell – combined energy drops to zip.
There’s a little tease on Sunday the 19th morning: glassy again, with 1 ft from the southwest, period 4 seconds (7 combined energy). And on Monday the 20th morning, it goes dead calm with a 2 ft southwest swell and 19 combined energy. But again, the period’s short and the size is tiny.
Honestly, nothing here is worth chasing. The reef needs more push and the right direction. The best swell direction for this spot is from the south, and we get a bit of that, but the size and period just aren’t there. No standouts, no days to circle on the calendar. For a spot that rarely breaks, this kind of empty run is pretty normal.
If you’re jonesin’ for a paddle, the best of a bad bunch is probably the Saturday 11th morning with glass and a tiny east bump, or the Sunday 12th morning for cleaner conditions. But don’t expect any real rides.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSE 3 | S 3 | E 2 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 44 | 18 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:01AM0.53m | 1:56PM0.44m | 1:50AM0.51m | 3:27PM0.45m | 2:49AM0.50m | 4:51PM0.48m | 3:57AM0.48m | 5:58PM0.51m | 5:08AM0.47m | 6:54PM0.54m | 6:13AM0.47m | 7:43PM0.56m | 7:12AM0.47m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:01PM0.35m | 8:07AM0.35m | 7:05PM0.38m | 9:01AM0.34m | 8:35PM0.40m | 9:57AM0.33m | 10:22PM0.40m | 10:53AM0.31m | 11:57PM0.40m | 11:46AM0.30m | 1:10AM0.38m | 12:37PM0.29m | 2:08AM0.37m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 |
 | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | 9:12 | 9:10 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | SSW 3 | — | SSE 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | ESE 4 | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 18 | 26 | — | 3 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 5 | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | — | E 4 | E 5 | — | — | ESE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 14 | 44 | — | — | 23 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 692 | 412 | 751 | 1199 | 563 | 915 | 766 | 719 | 700 | 807 | 690 | 713 | 807 | 692 | 689 | 766 | 475 | 475 | 537 | 767 | 718 |
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