Check the Beach

plage sainte hélène

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

plage sainte hélène 5 photos

  • Beach in Nice by night

    Beach in Nice by night. Honza Soukup from Czech Republic, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Nice

    Nice. Thomas Woodtli from Zürich, Switzerland, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • La Promenade des Anglais

    La Promenade des Anglais. Kurt Bauschardt from Edmonton, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • La Fête nationale

    La Fête nationale. Kurt Bauschardt from Edmonton, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Feu d'artifice

    Feu d'artifice. Kurt Bauschardt from Edmonton, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 6:34 pm
8 am
6.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.9
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.5
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.5
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.2
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
3.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.7
2 km/h1 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
4.6
6 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.8
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near plage sainte hélène.

Partner links

Staying a few days? Conditions improve from Mon, so a beachfront room still pays off.

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.

Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
16°C60°F
Water
22°C71°F
Wind
85 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
149 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:34 pm
Today
6.9Good8 am85
5.9Good9 am96
6.5Good10 am42
6.5Good11 am42
5.2Fair12 pm96
4.1Fair1 pm74
3.5Poor2 pm106
3.7Poor3 pm21
4.6Fair4 pm63
5.4Fair5 pm64
5.8Good6 pm32
Sat
7.9Great8 am117
7.9Great9 am106
5.4Fair10 am96
5.6Good11 am85
5.8Good12 pm74
6.0Good1 pm32
6.1Good2 pm10
6.2Good3 pm21
6.2Good4 pm43
6.2Good5 pm21
6.2Good6 pm32
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 am, -0.4 m. Low at 12 pm, -0.5 m. High at 7 pm, -0.3 m. Low at 2 am, -0.6 mHigh 7 am, -0.4 m1 ftLow 12 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 7 pm, -0.3 m<1 ftLow 2 am, -0.6 m2 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • High 7 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • 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.

The days ahead

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

  • Sun7.9 GreatBest 12 pm to 1 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.2 GreatBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.1 GreatBest 7 am to 4 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 2%
  • Wed6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 8%
  • Thu9.4 ExcellentBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 4%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms420 m0.3 mi away
  • Showers50 m150 ft away
  • Drinking water120 m400 ft away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 350 m0.2 mi. Listed as free
  • Food and drink41 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground490 m0.3 mi away
  • Rentals2 within 500 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
110 m350 ftFabron
Nearest town
3 km1.9 miNice (city)
Nearest airport
3 km2 miAéroport de Nice-Côte d'Azur (NCE)

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

Nearby beaches