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 beginners: 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 beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Surf spots within 20 km of Marseille: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Cap rousset17.7 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Carry-le-Rouet, 1 km<1 ft0 kJwind from the east, 6 knots, too small1 ft6 kJwind from the south-east, 22 knots, too small2 ft28 kJwind from the west-north-west, 13 knots, poor2 ft14 kJwind from the north-west, 12 knots, too small3 ft21 kJwind from the west-north-west, 9 knots, fair3 ft35 kJwind from the north-west, 14 knots, poor2 ft15 kJwind from the west-north-west, 10 knots, too small
All readings for Cap rousset: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Cap rousset, each day
DayScore for beginnersSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct2, too smallunder 1 ft4 s0kJwind from the east, 6 knots20°C
Tue 20Oct2, too small1 ft7 smushy6kJwind from the south-east, 22 knots19°C
Wed 21Oct17, poor2 ft5 smushy28kJwind from the west-north-west, 13 knots18°C
Thu 22Oct14, too small2 ft5 smushy14kJwind from the north-west, 12 knots17°C
Fri 23Oct41, fair3 ft4 smushy21kJwind from the west-north-west, 9 knots19°C
Sat 24Oct27, poor3 ft5 smushy35kJwind from the north-west, 14 knots16°C
Sun 25Oct22, too small2 ft5 smushy15kJwind from the west-north-west, 10 knots18°C
Marseille - La digue de la pointe rouge6.3 kmabout 15 min by car1 ft2 kJwind from the east-south-east, 16 knots, offshore, too small1 ft8 kJwind from the south-east, 18 knots, offshore, too small2 ft28 kJwind from the north-west, 13 knots, too small2 ft16 kJwind from the north-west, 11 knots, too small3 ft20 kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots, poor3 ft43 kJwind from the north-west, 13 knots, poor2 ft16 kJwind from the north-west, 9 knots, too small
All readings for Marseille - La digue de la pointe rouge: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Marseille - La digue de la pointe rouge, each day
DayScore for beginnersSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct4, too small1 ft6 s2kJwind from the east-south-east, 16 knots, offshore20°C
Tue 20Oct8, too small1 ft7 shollow8kJwind from the south-east, 18 knots, offshore18°C
Wed 21Oct10, too small2 ft5 smushy28kJwind from the north-west, 13 knots17°C
Thu 22Oct8, too small2 ft5 smushy16kJwind from the north-west, 11 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct24, poor3 ft4 smushy20kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots18°C
Sat 24Oct14, poor3 ft5 smushy43kJwind from the north-west, 13 knots15°C
Sun 25Oct16, too small2 ft4 smushy16kJwind from the north-west, 9 knots18°C
Epluchures Beach4.2 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 3 ft+1 ft3 kJwind from the east-south-east, 16 knots, offshore5 ft143 kJwind from the south-east, 14 knots2 ft28 kJwind from the north-west, 13 knots2 ft16 kJwind from the north-west, 11 knots3 ft19 kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots3 ft45 kJwind from the north-west, 13 knots2 ft18 kJwind from the north-west, 9 knots
All readings for Epluchures Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Epluchures Beach, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct4, too small1 ft6 smushy3kJwind from the east-south-east, 16 knots, offshore20°C
Tue 20Oct10, poor5 ft5 smushy143kJwind from the south-east, 14 knots18°C
Wed 21Oct9, too small2 ft5 smushy28kJwind from the north-west, 13 knots17°C
Thu 22Oct7, too small2 ft5 smushy16kJwind from the north-west, 11 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct21, too small3 ft4 smushy19kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots18°C
Sat 24Oct14, poor3 ft5 smushy45kJwind from the north-west, 13 knots15°C
Sun 25Oct15, too small2 ft4 smushy18kJwind from the north-west, 9 knots18°C
L'Arène17 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Cassis, 1 kmIntermediate and up1 ft2 kJwind from the east, 18 knots5 ft145 kJwind from the south-east, 14 knots2 ft16 kJwind from the west-north-west, 16 knots2 ft13 kJwind from the north-west, 14 knots3 ft20 kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots3 ft51 kJwind from the north-west, 16 knots2 ft13 kJwind from the north-west, 12 knots
All readings for L'Arène: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at L'Arène, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct2, too small1 ft4 shollow2kJwind from the east, 18 knots20°C
Tue 20Oct8, poor5 ft6 smushy145kJwind from the south-east, 14 knots19°C
Wed 21Oct8, too small2 ft6 shollow16kJwind from the west-north-west, 16 knots17°C
Thu 22Oct7, too small2 ft5 shollow13kJwind from the north-west, 14 knots17°C
Fri 23Oct27, too small3 ft4 shollow20kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots19°C
Sat 24Oct17, poor3 ft5 shollow51kJwind from the north-west, 16 knots16°C
Sun 25Oct11, too small2 ft4 shollow13kJwind from the north-west, 12 knots18°C
La verrerie8.9 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up<1 ft0 kJwind from the east-south-east, 16 knots, offshore6 ft159 kJwind from the south-east, 19 knots, offshore2 ft28 kJwind from the north-west, 18 knots2 ft16 kJwind from the north-west, 16 knots3 ft20 kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots3 ft43 kJwind from the west-north-west, 20 knots2 ft16 kJwind from the west-north-west, 14 knots
All readings for La verrerie: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La verrerie, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct2, too smallunder 1 ft4 s0kJwind from the east-south-east, 16 knots, offshore21°C
Tue 20Oct18, poor6 ft5 smushy159kJwind from the south-east, 19 knots, offshore20°C
Wed 21Oct4, too small2 ft5 smushy28kJwind from the north-west, 18 knots18°C
Thu 22Oct3, too small2 ft5 smushy16kJwind from the north-west, 16 knots17°C
Fri 23Oct14, too small3 ft4 smushy20kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots19°C
Sat 24Oct8, poor3 ft5 smushy43kJwind from the west-north-west, 20 knots17°C
Sun 25Oct6, too small2 ft4 smushy16kJwind from the west-north-west, 14 knots19°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