Cannes, France

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Near Cannes l'Aérospatiale, 1 km away. Photo: Thomas Leth-Olsen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Cannes

Cannes is a town in Alpes-Maritimes, France. From Cannes you can reach 3 surf spots, 1 ski resort, 2 kite spots, 1 windsurf spot and 2 sailing spots. The nearest is Cannes, a kite and windsurf spot 0.6 km from the centre. Overture lists 326 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE), 20 km away.

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Staying in Cannes

  • 326 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE), 20 km, TLN, 86 km, CUF, 121 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Cannes.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Cannes too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Cannes: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
L'Olivette8.8 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Antibes, 3 km2 ft4 kJwind from the east, 14 knots, offshore, too small1 ft5 kJwind from the east, 21 knots, offshore, too small3 ft75 kJwind from the east-north-east, 20 knots, offshore, good2 ft26 kJwind from the south-west, 10 knots, too small2 ft8 kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots, too small1 ft4 kJwind from the west-south-west, 9 knots, too small1 ft6 kJwind from the west, 22 knots, too small
All readings for L'Olivette: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at L'Olivette, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct8, too small2 ft3 shollow4kJwind from the east, 14 knots, offshore22°C
Mon 19Oct7, too small1 ft6 shollow5kJwind from the east, 21 knots, offshore22°C
Tue 20Oct55, good3 ft6 shollow75kJwind from the east-north-east, 20 knots, offshore20°C
Wed 21Oct9, too small2 ft5 shollow26kJwind from the south-west, 10 knots22°C
Thu 22Oct20, too small2 ft4 shollow8kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots20°C
Fri 23Oct6, too small1 ft3 shollow4kJwind from the west-south-west, 9 knots22°C
Sat 24Oct3, too small1 ft4 smushy6kJwind from the west, 22 knots20°C
Cannes l'Aérospatiale2.7 kmabout 5 min by car2 ft4 kJwind from the east, 10 knots, too small1 ft3 kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, too small3 ft70 kJwind from the east-north-east, 11 knots, fair2 ft26 kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots, too small2 ft8 kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, too small2 ft15 kJwind from the west-south-west, 11 knots, too small1 ft6 kJwind from the west, 15 knots, too small
All readings for Cannes l'Aérospatiale: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cannes l'Aérospatiale, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct4, too small2 ft3 smushy4kJwind from the east, 10 knots22°C
Mon 19Oct3, too small1 ft6 shollow3kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots23°C
Tue 20Oct42, fair3 ft6 smushy70kJwind from the east-north-east, 11 knots18°C
Wed 21Oct20, too small2 ft5 smushy26kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots22°C
Thu 22Oct17, too small2 ft4 smushy8kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct13, too small2 ft4 smushy15kJwind from the west-south-west, 11 knots21°C
Sat 24Oct6, too small1 ft4 shollow6kJwind from the west, 15 knots20°C
Keller9.9 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Antibes, 3 km1 ft3 kJwind from the east, 14 knots, too small<1 ft2 kJwind from the east-north-east, 14 knots, too small3 ft64 kJwind from the east-north-east, 20 knots, poor2 ft29 kJwind from the south-west, 10 knots, offshore, too small3 ft42 kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots, offshore, poor2 ft12 kJwind from the west-south-west, 17 knots, offshore, too small3 ft39 kJwind from the west, 22 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Keller: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Keller, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct2, too small1 ft3 smushy3kJwind from the east, 14 knots22°C
Mon 19Oct1, too smallunder 1 ft6 s2kJwind from the east-north-east, 14 knots22°C
Tue 20Oct8, poor3 ft6 smushy64kJwind from the east-north-east, 20 knots20°C
Wed 21Oct20, too small2 ft5 shollow29kJwind from the south-west, 10 knots, offshore22°C
Thu 22Oct29, poor3 ft5 shollow42kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots, offshore20°C
Fri 23Oct12, too small2 ft4 shollow12kJwind from the west-south-west, 17 knots, offshore22°C
Sat 24Oct24, too small3 ft6 shollow39kJwind from the west, 22 knots, offshore20°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Cannes, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

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Places to eat near Cannes

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits