Surf Forecasts:
Guidel Plages surf forecast from 26 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period, W swell with 1,940 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 28 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Guidel Plages this week:
The surf forecast for Guidel Plages over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Guidel Plages in the next 16 days are 3.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 2s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sat 29th Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Guidel Plages over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for the next stretch.
Honestly, it's a tough run ahead. The first week and a half is pretty much a write-off for any decent surf. There's a lot of wind and messy conditions, and the swell is just not cooperating. The water temperature is sitting about average for this time of year, so nothing unusual there.
The only real window of opportunity appears to be the first weekend of September. The standout, and really the only thing worth getting excited about, is the morning of Friday the 4th of September. Guidel Plages will have a small, clean 3 ft swell from the west (W), with a period of 9 seconds. The wind will be a light cross-offshore from the north at 6 mph, tidying things up nicely. The combined wave energy is weak (100), so don't expect power, but for a small wave session, it's the best you'll get. Given the break is very consistent, there's a chance of crowds, but with the overall poor outlook, it might be quieter than usual. The morning of Saturday the 5th of September is a similar story – 3 ft from the west with a 10-second period, clean conditions with a light cross-off from the east. Still small, but it's clean.
Before that, from Thursday the 27th of August right through to the end of the first week of September, it's all poor. Onshore winds, choppy water, and small, weak swell. It gets a bit bigger at the end of August, with a 10 ft swell on the 29th, but it's accompanied by a strong cross-onshore wind that will make it completely unsurfable. The 31st of August sees a bigger 8 ft west swell, with moderate energy (2224), but again, cross-onshore winds ruin it.
After that brief clean window, it's back to the same story. The mornings of the 6th and 7th of September look clean, but the swell is tiny and weak. After that, we're back into a run of small, onshore, choppy conditions that lasts right through to the end of the forecast period on the 11th of September.
So, the call is simple: if you're desperate, the mornings of the 4th and 5th of September are your only real shot at anything clean. It won't be big, but it'll be the best we've got.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Sat morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun night, light winds from the W by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 |
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 kJ | 11 | 33 | 61 | 39 | 60 | 81 | 140 | 677 | 1124 | 1124 | 528 | 389 | 589 | 1301 | 769 | 375 | 169 | 132 | 88 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:10AM3.66m | 5:22PM3.99m | 5:39AM3.85m | 5:52PM4.17m | 6:09AM4.00m | 6:22PM4.27m | 6:39AM4.08m | 6:53PM4.29m | 7:11AM4.09m | 7:26PM4.22m | 7:45AM4.02m | 8:02PM4.06m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:02PM0.55m | 11:11AM0.50m | 11:35PM0.32m | 11:44AM0.31m | 00:07AM0.17m | 12:17PM0.19m | 00:39AM0.09m | 12:50PM0.14m | 1:12AM0.10m | 1:24PM0.18m | 1:46AM0.20m | 2:01PM0.31m | 2:24AM0.39m | ||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
 | 9:07 | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:58 | — | — | 8:55 | — |
mm | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | WSW 8 | W 8 | SW 6 | W 8 | WSW 9 | SW 7 | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 33 | 29 | 39 | 60 | 28 | 140 | — | — | 1124 | 528 | 372 | — | 923 | 664 | 375 | 169 | 132 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | S 5 | W 11 | W 7 | WSW 8 | SW 12 | W 9 | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 6 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SSE 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 7 | 12 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 7 | — | SW 6 | WSW 6 | — | SW 7 | SW 8 | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | W 3 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 16 | 61 | — | 24 | 81 | — | 677 | 1124 | — | — | 389 | 589 | 1301 | 769 | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 216 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 105 | 477 | 63 | 329 | 482 | 100 | 63 | 248 | 476 | 100 | 100 | 12 | 206 | 443 | 12 |
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