Calanque de Sormiou
Metropolitan France, France
- Paid parking
Today at a glance
Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:42 pm4.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
3.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
3.1
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
3.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
3.0
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
3.1
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
3.7
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
6.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
6.9
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
7.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 5 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 14°C57°F
- Water
- 21°C70°F
- Wind
- 117 km/hmph ENE
- Gusts
- 2013 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.4 m1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- —
- Rain
- 7%
- Sunset
- 6:42 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 12 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
- High 7 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
- Low 1 am, -0.6 m2 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
Beach info
Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.
About Calanque de Sormiou
The Calanque de Sormiou (French pronunciation: [kalɑ̃k də sɔʁmju]; Occitan: Calanca de Sormiou) is the largest calanque in Calanques National Park in Southern France. Located within the City of Marseille's 9th arrondissement, it is famous for its climbing spots. Access by car is restricted in the summer due to the risk of forest fires.
Source: Calanque de Sormiou on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- LifeguardStation 100 m330 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
- Restrooms140 m460 ft away
- Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 210 m690 ft. Listed as paid
- Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 190 m630 ft
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 9.6 km6 miCassis (village)
- Nearest airport
- 30 km19 miAérodrome du Castellet (CTT)
Nearby places
- Le Château SormiouRegional190 m630 ft
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Calanque de Morgiou2.3 km1.4 mi east away7.1 Great later
- Calanque de la Triperie2.6 km1.6 mi east away7.1 Great later
- Anse du Livre2.7 km1.7 mi west away6.2 Good later
- Calanque de la Piade2.9 km1.8 mi west away6.2 Good later
- Plage naturiste des Pierres Tombées2.9 km1.8 mi east away7.1 Great later
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
- Sun5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h21 mph, rain 0%
- Mon7.4 GreatBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 0%
- Tue8.2 GreatBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 3%
- Wed6.0 GoodBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
- Thu6.1 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%