Surf Forecasts:
Guidel Plages surf forecast from 16 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 21 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period, WSW swell with 19 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Guidel Plages this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Guidel Plages in the next 16 days are 0.3m 10s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 21) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 19) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Tue 21st Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Guidel Plages over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it for the next couple of weeks. Honest truth: it’s a flat spell with a serious side of frustration. Most of the first two weeks are a write-off with tiny, weak waves, but there’s a flicker of hope right at the very end.
We start with a long stretch of nothing. From July 16th right through to the 29th, the surf is tiny, weak, and mostly messy. The combined energy is barely a whisper – values sitting between 5 and 84 (weak energy). The wind is mostly cross-on or onshore and often fresh, making it lumpy or choppy. There’s a little window of clean, offshore mornings on the 19th, 20th, and 23rd, but the swell is only 0.7ft to 1ft, so it’s barely a ripple. A couple of glassy mornings on the 24th and 26th are beautiful for the soul, but not for surfing. Forget about it.
The only real standout is the very last day of the forecast period. The morning of Guidel Plages (Beach and Reef) on Thursday, July 30th. We finally see a decent pulse of swell arriving: 4.3ft from the west, with a long period of 13 seconds. That’s a proper groundswell, and combined energy jumps to 842 (strong wave energy). The wind is light and cross-shore, so it’s going to be clean and lined up. This is a point-and-reef setup, so that long period will wrap in nicely. The water is much warmer than normal for this time of year, a solid 69°. This is the one to circle on the calendar. It’s a week and a half away, so keep your fingers crossed, but this is the best we’ve got. The afternoon gets blown out again by a fresh cross-onshore, so it’s a morning-only mission.
July 31st drops back to 2.6ft with onshore wind, so that window is tight.
Bottom line: absolute drought for the first two weeks, then one morning of hope on July 30th. Get out if you see it.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat night, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun night, light winds from the NE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | SW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 |
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 kJ | 25 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:09PM4.47m | 7:36AM4.04m | 7:54PM4.36m | 8:20AM3.90m | 8:38PM4.15m | 9:02AM3.70m | 9:21PM3.86m | 9:46AM3.47m | 10:06PM3.54m | 10:33AM3.25m | 10:56PM3.23m | 11:29AM3.07m | 00:00AM2.99m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:26AM-0.07m | 1:39PM0.10m | 2:12AM0.06m | 2:25PM0.25m | 2:57AM0.28m | 3:11PM0.48m | 3:43AM0.55m | 3:59PM0.74m | 4:30AM0.84m | 4:52PM1.01m | 5:23AM1.10m | 5:51PM1.23m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | — | 10:07 | — | — | 10:07 | — | — | 10:06 | — | — | 10:05 | — | — | 10:04 | — | — | 10:02 | — | — | 10:01 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 24 | 28 | 23 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 26 | 19 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | SW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 5 | WSW 8 | W 8 | NW 4 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 8 | SW 5 | — | W 8 | W 11 | SE 5 | W 7 | W 12 | W 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 5 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 6 | SW 5 | — | — | W 6 | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | SE 4 | NW 5 | W 8 | SE 4 | — | — | SE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | NNE 3 | E 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 552 | 551 | 378 | 566 | 692 | 686 | 69 | 62 | 482 | 294 | 399 | 474 | 100 | 91 | 47 | 294 | 388 | 482 | 109 | |
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