Sword Beach
Metropolitan France, France
- Free parking
No photo of Sword Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:55 pm1.2
49 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
1.2
50 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
1.2
54 km/h33 mph wind, Poor
1.0
52 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
0.8
49 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
0.9
49 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
1.1
47 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
1.4
47 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
1.7
41 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
1.8
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Where to stay near the beach
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Forecast, hour by hour
Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 13°C55°F
- Water
- 15°C60°F
- Wind
- 5132 km/hmph SSW
- Gusts
- 8956 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.3 m4 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 100%
- Sunset
- 6:55 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 9 am, 2.7 m9 ft
- Low 4 pm, -2.5 m8 ft
- High 10 pm, 2.2 m7 ft
- Low 4 am, -3.1 m10 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sun3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 50%
- Mon4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 55%
- Tue3.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 38%
- Wed7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 4%
- Thu6.2 GoodBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
About Sword Beach
Sword Beach is a beach located in France, near the village of Lion-sur-Mer. It is situated 5022 meters from plage de Riva Bella. The nearest airport is Aéroport de Caen-Carpiquet, located 17 kilometers away.
Sword, commonly known as Sword Beach, was the code name given to one of the five main landing areas along the Normandy coast during the initial assault phase, Operation Neptune, of Operation Overlord. The Allied invasion of German-occupied France commenced on 6 June 1944. Stretching 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from Ouistreham to Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, the beach proved to be the easternmost landing site of the invasion after the abortion of an attack on a sixth beach, code-named Band. Taking Sword was to be the responsibility of the British Army with sea transport, mine sweeping and a naval bombardment force provided by the British Royal Navy as well as elements from the Polish, Norwegian and other Allied navies.
Source: Sword Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 120 m390 ft. Listed as free
- Food and drink11 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 590 m0.4 mi
- Boat ramp150 m480 ft away
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 200 m650 ftLes Falaises
- Nearest town
- 760 m0.5 miLion-sur-Mer (village)
- Nearest airport
- 17 km11 miAéroport de Caen-Carpiquet (CFR)
Nearby places
- La Taverne de MiloFish590 m0.4 mi
- Les BriquesCake620 m0.4 mi
- Bonne ArrivéeFood and drink630 m0.4 mi
- La FabriqueFood and drink650 m0.4 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- plage de Riva Bella5.0 km3.1 mi east away1.7 Poor later
- Plage de la Redoute7.1 km4.4 mi east away1.7 Poor later
- Plage naturiste de Merville7.3 km4.6 mi east away1.7 Poor later
- Juno Beach10 km6.3 mi west away1.8 Poor later
- plage de Cabourg12 km7.5 mi east away1.8 Poor later