plage du Galion

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

Paid parking

Today at a glance

Best: 10 am to 11 am, sunset 6:35 pm

8 am
6.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good

9 am
5.8
6 km/h3 mph wind, Good

10 am
7.6
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great

11 am
6.3
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good

12 pm
5.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair

1 pm
4.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair

2 pm
3.4
4 km/h3 mph wind, Poor

3 pm
3.7
2 km/h1 mph wind, Poor

4 pm
3.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Poor

5 pm
4.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair

6 pm
6.3
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 10 am to 11 am. 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: 117 km/hmph
Waves: 0.3 m1 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: —
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 6:35 pm

Today

6.0Good8 am74

5.8Good9 am63

7.6Great10 am21

6.3Good11 am21

5.1Fair12 pm32

4.1Fair1 pm32

3.4Poor2 pm43

3.7Poor3 pm21

3.8Poor4 pm74

4.4Fair5 pm85

6.3Good6 pm42

Sat

5.4Fair8 am106

5.4Fair9 am85

5.4Fair10 am53

5.6Good11 am32

5.8Good12 pm21

6.0Good1 pm10

6.1Good2 pm21

6.2Good3 pm32

6.1Good4 pm32

6.1Good5 pm21

6.0Good6 pm21

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

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

Restrooms170 m560 ft away
Showers10 m10 ft away
Drinking water230 m750 ft away
Parking7 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 210 m680 ft. Listed as paid
Food and drink60 within 1 km0.6 mi
Playground250 m820 ft awayParc de Jeux
Rentals3 within 500 m0.3 miVéloBleu 305

Getting there

Nearest bus stop: 50 m150 ft
Nearest town: 1 km0.6 miCagnes-sur-Mer (town)
Nearest airport: 4 km2 miAéroport de Nice-Côte d'Azur (NCE)

Nearby places

VéloBleu 305Rental
300 m990 ft
VéloBleu 314Rental
320 m0.2 mi
VéloBleu 308Rental
340 m0.2 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Plage le Cigalon0.2 km0.1 mi north-east away
7.6 Great later
Plage Carré Bleu0.2 km0.1 mi north-east away
7.6 Great later
plage Mogador0.4 km0.3 mi south-west away
7.6 Great later
plage Neptune0.7 km0.4 mi south-west away
7.6 Great later
Plage La Madrague0.8 km0.5 mi south-west away
7.6 Great later

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near plage du Galion.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

Loads the map from Stay22, our stays partner.

Hotel results come from our stays partner. We may earn a commission when you book, at no extra cost to you, and it never changes the beach score.

The days ahead

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

Sat6.2 GoodBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 2%
Sun8.6 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 1 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
Mon8.5 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
Tue8.2 GreatBest 9 am to 5 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 2%
Wed6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 8%
Thu9.5 ExcellentBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 4%