Marseille, France

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Mistral gagnant Plages du Prado, Marseille
Plages du Prado. Photo: Alpha du centaure, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Marseille

Marseille is a town in Bouches-du-Rhône, France. From Marseille you can reach 5 surf spots, 1 kite spot, 1 windsurf spot, 5 sailing spots and 28 dive sites. The nearest is Société nautique de Marseille, a sailing spot 0.7 km from the centre. Overture lists 224 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites. The nearest airport is Marseille Provence Airport (MRS), 21 km away.

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Staying in Marseille

  • 224 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: Marseille Provence Airport (MRS), 21 km, TLN, 66 km, AVN, 78 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 Marseille.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Marseille each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Marseille 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 Marseille: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
L'Arène17 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Cassis, 1 km1 ft6 kJwind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, too small1 ft2 kJwind from the east, 16 knots, too small6 ft153 kJwind from the south-east, 13 knots, poor2 ft16 kJwind from the west-north-west, 15 knots, too small2 ft17 kJwind from the west-north-west, 14 knots, too small3 ft35 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore, poor3 ft28 kJwind from the north-west, 11 knots, too small
All readings for L'Arène: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at L'Arène, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct8, too small1 ft4 shollow6kJwind from the north-north-west, 8 knots17°C
Mon 19Oct2, too small1 ft6 s2kJwind from the east, 16 knots21°C
Tue 20Oct10, poor6 ft5 smushy153kJwind from the south-east, 13 knots19°C
Wed 21Oct8, too small2 ft6 shollow16kJwind from the west-north-west, 15 knots17°C
Thu 22Oct13, too small2 ft5 shollow17kJwind from the west-north-west, 14 knots17°C
Fri 23Oct33, poor3 ft4 shollow35kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore19°C
Sat 24Oct23, too small3 ft5 shollow28kJwind from the north-west, 11 knots16°C
Cap rousset17.7 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Carry-le-Rouet, 1 km1 ft4 kJwind from the north-north-west, 12 knots, offshore, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots, too small6 ft153 kJwind from the south, 12 knots, poor2 ft25 kJwind from the west-north-west, 12 knots, too small2 ft21 kJwind from the north-west, 12 knots, too small3 ft30 kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, poor2 ft21 kJwind from the north-west, 10 knots, too small
All readings for Cap rousset: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cap rousset, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct9, too small1 ft4 smushy4kJwind from the north-north-west, 12 knots, offshore17°C
Mon 19Oct1, too smallunder 1 ft4 s0kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots21°C
Tue 20Oct9, poor6 ft5 smushy153kJwind from the south, 12 knots19°C
Wed 21Oct13, too small2 ft5 smushy25kJwind from the west-north-west, 12 knots18°C
Thu 22Oct15, too small2 ft5 smushy21kJwind from the north-west, 12 knots17°C
Fri 23Oct32, poor3 ft4 smushy30kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots20°C
Sat 24Oct25, too small2 ft4 smushy21kJwind from the north-west, 10 knots17°C
Epluchures Beach4.2 kmabout 10 min by car1 ft4 kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, too small1 ft3 kJwind from the east, 16 knots, offshore, too small2 ft28 kJwind from the south-east, 16 knots, too small2 ft25 kJwind from the west-north-west, 12 knots, too small2 ft22 kJwind from the north-west, 11 knots, too small3 ft32 kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, offshore, poor3 ft52 kJwind from the north-west, 11 knots, poor
All readings for Epluchures Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Epluchures Beach, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct9, too small1 ft4 smushy4kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots16°C
Mon 19Oct4, too small1 ft6 s3kJwind from the east, 16 knots, offshore22°C
Tue 20Oct5, too small2 ft6 smushy28kJwind from the south-east, 16 knots18°C
Wed 21Oct8, too small2 ft5 smushy25kJwind from the west-north-west, 12 knots17°C
Thu 22Oct12, too small2 ft5 smushy22kJwind from the north-west, 11 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct26, poor3 ft4 smushy32kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, offshore19°C
Sat 24Oct21, poor3 ft6 smushy52kJwind from the north-west, 11 knots16°C
Marseille - La digue de la pointe rouge6.3 kmabout 15 min by car1 ft4 kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, too small<1 ft2 kJwind from the east, 16 knots, offshore, too small2 ft18 kJwind from the south-east, 16 knots, too small2 ft26 kJwind from the west-north-west, 12 knots, too small2 ft22 kJwind from the north-west, 11 knots, too small3 ft32 kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, offshore, poor3 ft47 kJwind from the north-west, 11 knots, poor
All readings for Marseille - La digue de la pointe rouge: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Marseille - La digue de la pointe rouge, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct7, too small1 ft4 shollow4kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots16°C
Mon 19Oct3, too smallunder 1 ft7 s2kJwind from the east, 16 knots, offshore22°C
Tue 20Oct4, too small2 ft6 shollow18kJwind from the south-east, 16 knots18°C
Wed 21Oct8, too small2 ft5 smushy26kJwind from the west-north-west, 12 knots17°C
Thu 22Oct12, too small2 ft5 smushy22kJwind from the north-west, 11 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct25, poor3 ft4 smushy32kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, offshore19°C
Sat 24Oct20, poor3 ft5 smushy47kJwind from the north-west, 11 knots16°C
La verrerie8.9 kmabout 20 min by car1 ft4 kJwind from the north-north-west, 11 knots, too small<1 ft2 kJwind from the east, 21 knots, offshore, too small2 ft18 kJwind from the south-east, 23 knots, offshore, too small2 ft26 kJwind from the west-north-west, 18 knots, too small2 ft22 kJwind from the north-west, 16 knots, too small3 ft32 kJwind from the east, 4 knots, offshore, poor3 ft47 kJwind from the north-west, 18 knots, poor
All readings for La verrerie: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La verrerie, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct4, too small1 ft4 smushy4kJwind from the north-north-west, 11 knots17°C
Mon 19Oct3, too smallunder 1 ft7 s2kJwind from the east, 21 knots, offshore22°C
Tue 20Oct6, too small2 ft6 shollow18kJwind from the south-east, 23 knots, offshore20°C
Wed 21Oct4, too small2 ft5 smushy26kJwind from the west-north-west, 18 knots18°C
Thu 22Oct6, too small2 ft5 smushy22kJwind from the north-west, 16 knots17°C
Fri 23Oct21, poor3 ft4 smushy32kJwind from the east, 4 knots, offshore19°C
Sat 24Oct11, poor3 ft5 smushy47kJwind from the north-west, 18 knots17°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Marseille, 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 Marseille

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