Check the Beach

plage de Carras

Metropolitan France, France

Today at a glance

Best: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:34 pm
8 am
6.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
Now
5.9
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.5
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.5
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.2
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
3.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.7
2 km/h1 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
4.6
6 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.8
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 9 am to 12 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
16°C60°F
Water
22°C71°F
Wind
96 km/hmph N
Gusts
159 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:34 pm
Today
6.9Good8 am85
5.9GoodNow96
6.5Good10 am42
6.5Good11 am42
5.2Fair12 pm96
4.1Fair1 pm74
3.5Poor2 pm106
3.7Poor3 pm21
4.6Fair4 pm63
5.4Fair5 pm64
5.8Good6 pm32
Sat
7.9Great8 am117
7.9Great9 am106
5.4Fair10 am96
5.6Good11 am85
5.8Good12 pm74
6.0Good1 pm32
6.1Good2 pm10
6.2Good3 pm21
6.2Good4 pm43
6.2Good5 pm21
6.2Good6 pm32
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 12 pm, -0.5 m. High at 7 pm, -0.3 m. Low at 2 am, -0.6 m. High at 7 am, -0.3 mLow 12 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 7 pm, -0.3 m<1 ftLow 2 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 7 am, -0.3 m1 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • Low 12 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 7 pm, -0.3 m<1 ft
  • Low 2 am, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 7 am, -0.3 m1 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.

Facilities

  • Showers110 m360 ft away
  • Drinking water60 m210 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 320 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink37 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground200 m660 ft away
  • Boat ramp410 m0.3 mi away
  • Rentals4 within 500 m0.3 mi
  • SurfacePebbles

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
50 m150 ftVallon Barla / Promenade
Nearest town
3.5 km2.2 miNice (city)
Nearest airport
3 km2 miAéroport de Nice-Côte d'Azur (NCE)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near plage de Carras.

Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat7.9 GreatBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 2%
  • Sun7.9 GreatBest 12 pm to 1 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.2 GreatBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.1 GreatBest 7 am to 4 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 2%
  • Wed6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 8%
  • Thu9.4 ExcellentBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 4%