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Plage de la Croisette

Var · France

IntermediateBeach break43.076, 5.779

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An open W-facing sand beach on the Ligurian Sea near Var, Plage de la Croisette works on SW–NW groundswell; NE–SE winds offshore, with conditions most reliable april–october.

10-day forecast

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Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~22.3°C (72.1°F) on average

Jan

14.1°C

57.4°F · 12.6–16°C

Feb

13.5°C

56.3°F · 12.4–14.2°C

Mar

13.4°C

56.1°F · 8.7–14.7°C

Apr

14.7°C

58.5°F · 13–16.7°C

May

17.1°C

62.8°F · 14.8–21.6°C

Jun

20.9°C

69.6°F · 18.1–23.8°C

Jul

22.4°C

72.3°F · 19.3–26.4°C

Aug

23.4°C

74.1°F · 19–26.5°C

Sep

22.3°C

72.1°F · 15.3–26°C

Oct

20.1°C

68.2°F · 18.2–23°C

Nov

17.7°C

63.9°F · 15.3–19.9°C

Dec

15.7°C

60.3°F · 13.7–17.2°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

SW–NW

Best wind

NE–SE

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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