Check the Beach

plage de Galets

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

plage de Galets 5 photos

  • Cagnes-sur-Mer beach

    Cagnes-sur-Mer beach. Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Beach of Villeneuve-Loubet with snow on the Alps

    Beach of Villeneuve-Loubet with snow on the Alps. Tangopaso, Public domain. Source

  • Cagnes-sur-Mer beach 2

    Cagnes-sur-Mer beach 2. Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Anita conti garden beach

    Anita conti garden beach. Abxbay, CC0. Source

  • Bridge over the river mouth of Loup river

    Bridge over the river mouth of Loup river. Tangopaso, Public domain. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:35 pm
8 am
6.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.6
1 km/h1 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.8
0 km/h0 mph wind, Good
12 pm
4.1
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
3.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.7
1 km/h1 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
5.2
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
7.3
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
8.6
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent

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
13°C56°F
Water
22°C71°F
Wind
64 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
127 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:35 pm
Today
6.1Good8 am64
5.6Good9 am64
5.6Good10 am11
5.8Good11 am00
4.1Fair12 pm43
3.5Poor1 pm53
3.7Poor2 pm11
5.2Fair3 pm43
7.3Great4 pm32
8.5Excellent5 pm85
8.6Excellent6 pm32
Sat
5.4Fair8 am1811
7.9Great9 am138
5.5Good10 am75
5.7Good11 am43
5.9Good12 pm74
6.1Good1 pm74
6.3Good2 pm43
6.3Good3 pm53
6.3Good4 pm43
6.2Good5 pm53
6.0Good6 pm32
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide steady now. Low at 12 pm, -0.5 m. High at 7 pm, -0.3 m. Low at 1 am, -0.6 mLow 12 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 7 pm, -0.3 m<1 ftLow 1 am, -0.6 m2 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 12 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 7 pm, -0.3 m<1 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.

Facilities

  • Restrooms150 m480 ft away
  • Showers40 m120 ft away
  • Drinking water150 m480 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 300 m990 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink35 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables470 m0.3 mi away
  • Playground470 m0.3 mi awayParc de la Méditerranée
  • Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 miVéloBleu 310

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
110 m370 ftLe Tiercé
Nearest town
1.2 km0.8 miCagnes-sur-Mer (town)
Nearest airport
5 km3 miAéroport de Nice-Côte d'Azur (NCE)

Nearby places

  • VéloBleu 310Rental
    80 m250 ft

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat7.9 GreatBest 9 am to 10 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun8.8 ExcellentBest 11 am to 12 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.8 GreatBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.3 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed8.7 ExcellentBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu9.4 ExcellentBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 0%