Visiting Beaulieu-sur-Mer by yacht

When to come, the anchoring rules in the bay and how to get here.

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Seasons

When to come

Season	Months	Daily high	Monthly rain
Peak	June to September	24.7 to 27.9 °C	14 to 81 mm
Shoulder	March to May, October	15.4 to 21.0 °C	40 to 128 mm
Off season	November to February	13.3 to 17.0 °C	54 to 138 mm

Météo-France normals 1991 to 2020, Nice airport station. Season bands are our own estimate.

At anchor

Where yachts anchor

These rules come from orders of the Préfet maritime for this coast and for Beaulieu-sur-Mer.

20 m and overFrom the Var river mouth to Monaco, anchoring is allowed only seaward of a set line (order 204/2020, amended by order 122/2025). Anchoring is also banned at all times in the 300 m coastal strip off Beaulieu-sur-Mer (order 079/2020).

Dynamic positioningBanned within 500 m of the shore. Limited to two hours in the rest of French territorial waters (order 204/2020).

45 m to under 80 mYachts declare to the semaphore at least one hour before arrival (order 77/2025).

80 m and overYachts need an anchoring authorisation from the Préfet maritime (order 77/2025).

Summer channelFrom 1 June to 30 September a 25 m wide access channel and a 100 m deep zone closed to motor craft are set out near the beach. Motor boats and their motor tenders may not navigate or anchor in the closed zone (order 079/2020).

Seagrass replantingAnchoring is banned for all vessels in a replanting zone of Posidonia in the bay, off Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Villefranche-sur-Mer and Eze. The order gives the corner coordinates (order 117/2025, 15 May 2025).

Reef zoneAnchoring, diving and dredging are banned in the protected reef zone off Beaulieu-sur-Mer until 31 December 2031 (order 076/2017).

Check the Préfecture Maritime rules before you drop anchor.

Ashore

The Villa Kérylos and a cinema are next to Beaulieu Plaisance. The Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild is 2.3 km away by the Maurice Rouvier promenade.

Getting here

The railway station is about 1 km from the port. Bus lines 100 and 83 serve the port. Nice is 7 km away and Monaco is 11 km away. Check times on the day.

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