Check the Beach

Plage de Fossan

Maritime Alps, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Today at a glance

Best: 11 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:33 pm
Now
7.2
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
9 am
5.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
11 am
7.6
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
12 pm
5.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
3.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.7
3 km/h2 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
4.5
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 11 am to 12 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
12°C54°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
127 km/hmph N
Gusts
1711 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:33 pm
Today
7.2GreatNow127
5.9Good9 am106
6.4Good10 am64
7.6Great11 am42
5.2Fair12 pm106
3.7Poor1 pm53
3.5Poor2 pm53
3.7Poor3 pm32
4.5Fair4 pm21
5.1Fair5 pm85
5.9Good6 pm53
Sat
7.1Great8 am138
7.0Great9 am138
7.1Great10 am96
5.3Fair11 am64
5.4Fair12 pm21
5.7Good1 pm32
5.8Good2 pm43
5.9Good3 pm64
6.4Good4 pm64
5.9Good5 pm53
5.8Good6 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 mLow 12 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 7 pm, -0.3 m<1 ftLow 2 am, -0.6 m2 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • Low 12 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 7 pm, -0.3 m<1 ft
  • Low 2 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.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 100 m320 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms40 m110 ft away
  • Showers30 m110 ft away
  • Drinking water40 m130 ft away
  • Parking11 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 130 m430 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink85 within 1 km0.6 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
40 m120 ft
Nearest town
300 m970 ftMenton (town)
Nearest airport
27 km17 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

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 10%
  • Sun6.3 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.4 GreatBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.4 GreatBest 7 am to 2 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 4%
  • Wed6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu9.3 ExcellentBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 1%