Calanque de Niolon
Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
- Free parking
Today at a glance
Best: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:43 pm3.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
3.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
3.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
3.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
4.0
17 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
4.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
5.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
6.6
19 km/h11 mph wind, Good
7.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
7.4
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 4 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 14°C57°F
- Water
- 21°C70°F
- Wind
- 149 km/hmph ESE
- Gusts
- 2113 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.3 m1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- —
- Rain
- 12%
- Sunset
- 6:43 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 12 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
- High 6 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 Niolon
Calanque de Niolon is a beach located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. OpenStreetMap lists a nearby beach called calanque de la Vesse, which is 452 meters away. The nearest town is Le Rove, situated 3,390 meters from the beach.
Niolon is an inhabited calanque located in the commune of Le Rove, about 20 km to the northwest of Marseille, between L'Estaque and Carry-le-Rouet in the middle of the Côte Bleue.
Access to the calanque is via a road that winds through the garrigue and then splits into two. On one side, it leads to the Vesse, on the other it leads to Niolon.
Machine translation into English of the lead of “Niolon” on French Wikipedia (authors, revision used). The translation is machine-made and may contain errors; the text has been shortened. This translation is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, like the original. Retrieved Oct 23, 2026. Read the original in French · Data sources
Facilities
- Restrooms90 m290 ft away
- Showers100 m320 ft away
- Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 110 m370 ft. Listed as free
- Food and drink7 within 1 km0.6 mi
- Boat ramp430 m0.3 mi away
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 140 m450 ftGare de Niolon
- Nearest town
- 3.4 km2.1 miLe Rove (village)
- Nearest airport
- 12 km7 miAéroport de Marseille Provence (MRS)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- calanque de la Vesse0.5 km0.3 mi north-east away7.2 Great later
- Plage de Figuerolles0.8 km0.5 mi north-east away7.2 Great later
- calanque de Méjean3.3 km2.0 mi west away7.2 Great later
- Plage du Fortin3.4 km2.1 mi north-east away7.2 Great later
- Plage de la Batterie3.4 km2.1 mi north-east away7.2 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.
- Sat5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
- Sun6.5 GoodBest 12 pm to 3 pmWind up to 27 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
- Mon8.3 GreatBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
- Tue8.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 3%
- Wed6.0 GoodBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
- Thu6.0 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 0%