Guidel Plages Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's talk about the waves. We're looking at Guidel Plages, and honestly, folks, it's a tough stretch. The forecast is a long, dry spell for any decent surf. We're talking a solid week and a half of nothing really worth paddling out for.

The first few days, from Tuesday the 4th through to Monday the 12th of August, are just a write-off. The swell is tiny, mostly under 1.6ft, and when there is a little bump, the wind is all over it from the west or southwest. It's mostly onshore or cross-onshore, trashing any chance of a clean wave. The combined energy is weak, barely cracking 100 (24-58) most days, so there's just no power in the water. The water temp is about average for the time of year, but that's about the only thing that's normal.

The only glimmer of hope, and I mean a tiny glimmer, comes around Thursday the 13th of August. Early morning, the wind swings around to a light north-northwest cross-offshore, cleaning things up. The swell is still small, around 2.3ft, but the energy picks up a bit (73). It's surfable, but it's a real "get what you can" session, not a standout. The afternoon gets choppy again.

Friday the 14th of August has a similar story. A clean-ish morning with a 2ft swell from the WSW (103 combined energy), but again, it's just ordinary. The afternoon sees a jump in swell size to 4.6ft, but the period drops to 6 seconds with onshore wind, making it a messy, bumpy mess.

Then on Saturday the 15th of August, the combined energy hits 438 in the morning with a 4.6ft swell from the west, but it's cross-on and the period is short (8 seconds). The forecast says it's a "marginal surf forecast." It's a lot of water moving, but the wind is going to chop it up. The afternoon is a total no-go with strong onshore winds.

The very end of the run, on Wednesday the 19th of August, we get a 3.3ft northwest swell with a longer period of 9 seconds and a cross-shore wind. The energy is decent at 227, but it's still classified as marginal. For a beach and reef break like Guidel, that long period (9 seconds) can mean the waves are lined up, but it's still a gamble.

So, the bottom line: there's no real standout on the cards. The best bet is probably the early morning of Thursday the 13th or Friday the 14th, but keep your expectations on the floor. It's one of those periods where the forecast can change, but as it stands, we're in a bit of a wave drought.

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