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Grande Plage

Bouches-du-Rhône · France

IntermediateBeach break43.429, 4.946

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Grande Plage is a S-facing sand beach on the France shoreline, opening onto the Ligurian Sea — it catches SE–SW swell, and offshore NW–NE winds tidy the banks through april–october.

10-day forecast

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Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~21°C (69.8°F) on average

Jan

13°C

55.4°F · 11.4–15.4°C

Feb

12.3°C

54.1°F · 11.1–13.3°C

Mar

12.8°C

55°F · 11–14.9°C

Apr

14.4°C

57.9°F · 12.3–18.5°C

May

16.9°C

62.4°F · 14.5–21.5°C

Jun

20.2°C

68.4°F · 16.4–23.2°C

Jul

21.3°C

70.3°F · 17.8–26.5°C

Aug

22.2°C

72°F · 17.1–26.5°C

Sep

21°C

69.8°F · 14.7–24.5°C

Oct

19.4°C

66.9°F · 14.8–22.9°C

Nov

16.8°C

62.2°F · 13.6–19.9°C

Dec

14.7°C

58.5°F · 12.4–16.4°C

25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.

Know before you go

Best swell

SE–SW

Best wind

NW–NE

Break type

Beach break

Best season

April–October

Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.

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