Surf Forecasts:
Villefranche sur Mer surf forecast from 2 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 3 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period, ESE swell with 4 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 0.4m 4s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 03) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 2s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 05) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Villefranche sur Mer over the next 16 days.
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Alright, listen up. For the next couple weeks, the swell window is dead quiet. Villefranche sur Mer (France) is a reef that barely ever gets going, and this forecast is a long, dry spell. The first record starts Friday morning, July 3rd.
Friday morning, July 3rd – We got a tiny 0.3m of easterly windswell with a short 3-second period. The combined energy is weak (5). Wind is a light cross-off from the north, so the surface will be clean, but it’s poor surf. Friday afternoon flips to a cross-on from the SSE, same 0.3m and 3-second period – light wind ripples mean it’s not worth it.
Saturday, July 4th – Swell drops to almost nothing (0.1m, 4-second period) with poor conditions all day. Saturday morning is glassy but flat.
Sunday, July 5th – Sunday morning is flat as a lake – zero combined energy. Sunday afternoon brings a tiny bump to 0.4m from the east (3-second period), but with a cross-on breeze, it’s just messy.
Monday, July 6th to Thursday, July 9th – A stretch of days with combined energy readings of 1 or less. Swell heights are 0.1m or flat, and the wind is cross-on or onshore. Don’t even think about it.
Friday, July 10th to Saturday, July 11th – More flatness. Saturday morning, July 11th is glassy but flat (0 energy). Saturday afternoon throws up another 0.4m from the east (3-second period) with cross-on wind – same story.
Sunday, July 12th – Best of a bad bunch. Sunday morning is calm and glassy, with a weak 0.3m from the east (4-second period) and combined energy of 3. It’s tiny, but if you’re desperate and glassy, you might find a knee-high ripple. Sunday afternoon gets a 0.4m pulse from the ESE with a 4-second period, and combined energy hits 5, but the wind turns onshore at 15 km/h – no good.
Monday, July 13th to Friday, July 17th – A long gap with almost nothing. Swell is 0.1m to 0.2m from the south (period 6 to 8 seconds) but combined energy is stuck around 1 to 3. Winds are light and sometimes glassy, but there’s no swell.
Saturday, July 18th – The last day shows a bit of life. Saturday morning has 0.4m from the SSW (4-second period) with combined energy of 11 – the strongest of the whole run. The wind is glassy from the northwest. This is the standout, but keep your hopes low. It’s short-period and still small, so it’s only for someone who just wants to sit on a board.
Overall, this is a proper flat spell. This reef rarely breaks and the finder shows zero good options in the 16-day window. For this spot, a blank run like this is pretty normal in summer. Forecasts can always change.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun night, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | E 3 | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | W 6 | — | E 3 | — | W 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | on | on |
High Tide | 10:33PM0.56m | 10:03AM0.44m | 11:06PM0.56m | 10:46AM0.44m | 11:41PM0.55m | 11:35AM0.43m | 00:18AM0.54m | 12:37PM0.43m | 1:01AM0.53m | 1:56PM0.44m | 1:50AM0.51m | 3:27PM0.45m | 2:49AM0.50m | 4:51PM0.48m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:12AM0.37m | 3:57PM0.31m | 5:51AM0.36m | 4:32PM0.32m | 6:32AM0.36m | 5:12PM0.34m | 7:18AM0.36m | 6:01PM0.35m | 8:07AM0.35m | 7:05PM0.38m | 9:01AM0.34m | 8:35PM0.40m | 9:57AM0.33m | ||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — |
 | 9:15 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | 9:14 | — | 9:13 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | E 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 5 | W 8 | SW 4 | W 5 | W 7 | W 6 | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | W 8 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 3 | ESE 3 | — | E 4 | E 3 | — | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 119 | 146 | 119 | 165 | 238 | 751 | 165 | 412 | 766 | 690 | 690 | 773 | 689 | 690 | 751 | 690 | 692 | 767 | 692 | 692 | 704 |
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