Guidel Plages Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for the next couple of weeks. We’re talking about Guidel Plages, a beach and reef setup that’s exposed to the southwest.

To be straight with you, the start of this run is pretty grim. There’s no surf worth paddling out for from Sunday the 9th right through the following Saturday. That’s a full seven days of flat or junk conditions. Weak swells, mostly onshore or cross-shore winds, and the wave energy is just not there – you’re looking at combined energy values mostly in the teens and twenties, with a couple of low eighties, but still poor quality. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing wild.

The first real glimmer of hope comes on Saturday the 15th, in the morning. We get a bit of swell from the west at 2 ft, period of 8 seconds, and a light cross-offshore breeze from the NNW. The energy reading is 66, still weak, but the conditions will be clean. The report says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions,” so it’s a session for the keen only – don’t expect any magic.

After that, it’s back into a messy pattern for most of the second week. There’s a few mornings with clean conditions, like Thursday the 20th morning, with a gentle offshore from the NE and 3 ft of west swell (energy 104), but the surf is still rated as ordinary. The wind is light and offshore, which is a big positive, so that Thursday morning might be the best of a pretty average bunch. Swell period is 8 seconds, so it’s short-period wind swell, not a groundswell.

Friday the 21st morning has a similar height (3 ft) from the west, but a longer period of 10 seconds and a clean cross-offshore wind from the north. The energy is a bit higher at 125, but still moderate. It could offer a slightly better shape, but the clouds and moderate breeze mean it won’t be glassy.

Honestly, nothing in this forecast screams “standout.” The best option is likely the Thursday the 20th morning session, because of the light offshore wind. The break is very consistent, so if you’re desperate, you might find a ripple. Crowds can be a problem here at times, so on that Thursday you might have some company, but with the quality this low, probably not many. The swell direction from the west is close to the optimum SW, so it’s not a total mismatch.

Given the lack of any decent swell over 5 ft and the poor quality for the most part, I wouldn’t be waxing up just yet. For beginners, there’s nothing intimidating size-wise, but the conditions are poor. For anyone else, it’s a waiting game. If the swell picks up and the wind swings, things could change, but right now, keep the board in the bag.

Rusty.

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